"In a country like India, the British were only able to rule the country because it had completely co-opted the elite of the country, who did their work for them."

-- Arundhati Roy

#Country Quotes #India Quotes #Able Quotes

“The 'Night Train' has already been a crazy ride for me. We flew around making TV appearances and stadium announcements all over the country, fueled by little more than coffee and adrenaline... so many fans jumped on board with us, and I couldn't be more thankful.”
“Whenever the child is given the notion that he needs to be entertained, learning comes almost to a halt.”
“You want the book to be special, and they are not always going to be special, but at least you want that to be the ambition. So the only way that happens is if you are not pressing to write a book.”
“Men like women who are fun to be around, who are kind, intelligent, honest and who don't play games.”
“There's almost no gravity at the surface. If you were standing on [the surface], you could jump into orbit.”
“If things are going well I can easily spend twelve hours a day writing, but not writing writing, just thinking and revising and taking a comma out and putting it back in.”
“It is your duty to examine the conduct of public figures and to place them in the spotlight - that is your duty.”
“People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live”

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