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“Searching for the Man who lives in him was perhaps what he really meant, because certainly no beast has essayed the boundless, infinitely inventive art of human hatred. No beast can match its range and power.”

Humans Evil Hatred Evil Men Arundhati Roy The God Of Small Things

Book:The God of Small Things

Source: The God of Small Things

“At times there's something so precise and mathematically chilling about nationalism. Build a dam to take away water AWAY from 40 million people. Build a dam to pretend to BRING water to 40 million people. Who are these gods that govern us? Is there no limit to their powers?”

Source: The cost of living

“The slow ceiling fan sliced the thick, frightened air into an unending spiral that spun slowly to the floor like the peeled skin of an endless potato.”

Fear Anxiety Metaphor Arundhati Roy The God Of Small Things

Book:The God of Small Things

Source: The God of Small Things

“She was perhaps too young to realize that what she assumed was her love for [him] was actually a tentative, timorous, acceptance of herself.”

Love Self Love Self Acceptance Arundhati Roy The God Of Small Things

Book:The God of Small Things

Source: The God of Small Things

“Any government's condemnation of terrorism is only credible if it shows itself to be responsive to persistent, reasonable, closely argued, non-violent dissent. And yet, what's happening is just the opposite. The world over, non-violent resistance movements are being crushed and broken. If we do not respect and honour them, by default we privilege those who turn to violent means.”

Democracy Protest Freedom Of Speech Dissent Peaceful Protest Arundhati Roy On Terrorism

Author:Arundhati Roy

“Et tu, Caesar? Then fall, Caesar. Et tu, Estha? Then fall, Estha.”

Arundhati Roy Caeser Estha Kochu Maria Rahel

Book:The God of Small Things

Source: The God of Small Things