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They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved and how. And h… - Arundhati Roy
" "They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved and how. And how much. The laws that make grandmothers grandmothers, uncles uncles, mothers mothers, cousins cousins, jam jam, and jelly jelly.
It was a time when uncles became fathers, mothers lovers, and cousins died and had funerals.
It was a time when the unthinkable became thinkable and the impossible really happened.
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About Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian writer and social activist
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Suzanna Arundhati Roy
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