To me, there is nothing higher than fiction. Nothing. It is fundamentally who I am. I am a teller of stories. For me, that's the only way I can make sense of the world, with all the dance that it involves.
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If you ask me what is at the core of what I write, it isn't about 'rights', it's about justice. Justice is a grand, beautiful, revolutionary idea.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The essence of writing is centered on justice rather than mere rights, highlighting justice as a transformative concept.
Arundhati Roy emphasizes that her writing is fundamentally driven by the pursuit of justice, rather than simply advocating for individual rights. She describes justice as a profound and beautiful idea that has the power to create revolutionary change, suggesting that it goes beyond legal entitlements and delves into the moral and ethical dimensions of society.
Themes
JusticeWritingRightsRevolutionChange
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech advocating for social reforms, one might say, 'As Arundhati Roy put it, my writing focuses not on rights but on the broader theme of justice.'
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When I decided to write 'The God of Small Things', I had been working in cinema. It was almost a decision to downshift from there. I thought that 300 people would read it. But it created a platform of trust.
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