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“But on one occasion he was lost for words. 'If it's all as bad as you describe,' asked an inconspicuous young man at the end of one of the lectures, 'then why did you choose to become a Gypsy?' His image of Gypsies had marked them as a mere lifestyle, a fashion, a brand.”

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Book:I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies

Source: I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies

“So entrenched is our fictional image of Gypsies that we often brush aside real-world experiences as a mirage when they contradict the picture that we have absorbed and internalized.”

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Book:I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies

Source: I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies

“But I do hold the view that we need to rethink and revise our picture of the Romani people and to move away from the literary images and brands, and on to understanding the real everyday lives and aspirations of a real people.”

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Author:Yaron Matras

“The thought of even more permanent separation of children through boarding schools or foster homes is even more troublesome, and Roms in countries such as Norway, Sweden, Hungary and Switzerland are still haunted by the memory of periods in the history of their communities during which the practice of separating Romani children from their families was encouraged by authorities as a means of forcibly integrating the young generations of Roms into mainstream society.”

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Book:I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies

Source: I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies

“I recall my Romani friend who drives from village to village to offer his services to potential clients and who claims, when asked about his origin, to be Irish or Italian. 'I make a living by denying who I am,' he says.”

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Book:I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies

Source: I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies