Arundhati Roy
When she looked at him now, she couldn't help thinking that the man he had become bore so little resemblance to the boy he had been. His smile was the only piece of baggage he had carried with him from boyhood into manhood.Collection: Boys
Thousands are losing their jobs and homes, while corporations are being bailed out with billions of dollars.Collection: Jobs
I sometimes think I was perhaps the only girl in India whose mother said, "Whatever you do, don't get married". For me, when I see a bride, it gives me a rash. I find them ghoulish, almost.Collection: Girl
An old-growth forest, a mountain range or a river valley is more important and certainly more loveable than any country will ever be.Collection: Country
The way her body existed only where he touched her. The rest of her was smoke.Collection: Romance
The moment I saw her, a part of me walked out of my body and wrapped itself around her. And there it still remains.Collection: Romance
The world’s ‘freeest’ country has the highest number in prison.Collection: Country