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"In a way, writing is an incredible act of individualism, producing your language, and yet to use it ..." — Arundhati Roy

In a way, writing is an incredible act of individualism, producing your language, and yet to use it from the heart of a crowd as opposed to as an individual performance is a conflicting thing. I do stand alone, and yet it's not about being an individual or being ambitious.
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy Novelist • Indian
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