I really worry about these political people that have no personal life…

Arundhati Roy
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I really worry about these political people that have no personal life. If there's nothing that's lovely, and if there's nothing that's just ephemeral, that you can just lie on the floor and bust a gut laughing at, then what's the point? ✨ Interview with Arundhati Roy: 'We Need a Feral Howl’. Interview with Christina Patterson, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 17, 2009.
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