"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."
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About Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist known for her novel 'The God of Small Things,' which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997. She is a fierce advocate for social and environmental justice, often speaking out against government policies and corporate practices that exploit marginalized communities and harm the environment. Roy's writing style is characterized by its lyrical prose and sharp critique of power structures.
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