I have nothing against romance. I believe that we must hold on to the right to dream and to be romantic. But an Indian village is not something that I would romanticize that easily. Arundhati Roy dreameasilyhold Change image and share on social
Sometimes I think the world is divided into those who have a comfortable relationship with power and those who have a naturally adversarial relationship with power. Arundhati Roy adversarialcomfortabledivide Change image and share on social
Do you think that the people of South Africa, or anywhere on the continent of Africa, or India, or Pakistan are longing to be kicked around all over again? Arundhati Roy africacontinentindia Change image and share on social
My mother is like a character who escaped from the set of a Fellini film. She's a whole performing universe of her own. Activists would run a mile from her because they could not deal with what she is. Arundhati Roy activistcharacterdeal share on social
Years of imprisoning and beheading writers never succeeded in shutting them out. However, placing them in the heart of a market and rewarding them with a lot of commercial success, has. Arundhati Roy beheadcommercialheart Change image and share on social
I think many people were surprised by the victory of the Congress, because it was really hard to see beyond the sort of haze of hatred that the Hindu nationalists had been spreading. Arundhati Roy congresshardhatred Change image and share on social
As a writer, I have to go to a different place now. As a person... I want to step off whatever this stage is that I have been given. The argument has been made, the battle remains to be fought - and that requires a different set of skills. Arundhati Roy argumentbattlefight share on social
Torture has been privatized now, so you have obviously the whole scandal in America about the abuse of prisoners and the fact that, army people might be made to pay a price, but who are the privatized torturers accountable too? Arundhati Roy abuseaccountableamerica share on social
In a way, writing is an incredible act of individualism, producing your language, and yet to use it from the heart of a crowd as opposed to as an individual performance is a conflicting thing. I do stand alone, and yet it's not about being an individual or being ambitious. Arundhati Roy actambitiousconflict share on social
I am very conscious that, from the time of 'The God of Small Things' was published 10 years ago, we are in a different world... which needs to be written about differently, and I really very much want to do that. Arundhati Roy agoconsciousdifferently share on social
