You have come to a stage where you almost have to work on yourself. Yo…

Arundhati Roy
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You have come to a stage where you almost have to work on yourself. You know, on finding some tranquility with which to respond to these things, because I realize that the biggest risk that many of us run is beginning to get inured to the horrors. ✨ Arundhati Roy On the Indian Elections, Her Support for the Iraqi Resistance & the Privatization of War. Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. May 19, 2004.
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