Arundhati Roy is an acclaimed Indian author and activist known for her powerful and thought-provoking words. Her quotes inspire and challenge us to question the status quo and strive for a more just and equitable world. In this article, we will explore some of Arundhati Roy’s most memorable quotes that will leave you pondering and inspired.
Read these Arundhati Roy quotes
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
“The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling – their ideas, their version of history, their wars, their weapons, their notion of inevitability.”
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
“The trouble is that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And once you’ve seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There’s no innocence. Either way, you’re accountable.”
“Not only are we not going to have wars over water, but if we don’t do something about it, we’re going to have wars because of water – that’s already happening.”
“It’s our responsibility to speak out against the unspeakable.”
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
“The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you’re alive and die only when you’re dead.”
“There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless.’ There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”
“The cost of sanity in this society is a certain level of alienation.”
“The secret of the Great Stories is that they have no secrets. The Great Stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again.”
“To never forget that the most political thing you can ever do is follow your heart.”
“The world is full of monsters with friendly faces.”
“The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity, much less dissent.”
“Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our sheer relentlessness – and our ability to tell our own stories.”
“The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you’re alive and die only when you’re dead.”
“The only thing worth globalizing is dissent.”
“The trouble is that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And once you’ve seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There’s no innocence. Either way, you’re accountable.”
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
These Arundhati Roy quotes remind us of the power of words to challenge, inspire, and provoke change. Her words resonate with those who believe in the importance of justice, equality, and speaking truth to power. Let these quotes serve as a reminder to always question the status quo and strive for a better world.
