The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget… - Arundhati Roy

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The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.

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About Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian writer and social activist

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Augustus Binu/ facebook (CC BY-SA)

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Alternative Names: Suzanna Arundhati Roy

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