Words: “Once You See It …”

“… once you see it,
you can’t unsee it.

And once you’ve seen it,
keeping quiet,
saying nothing,
becomes as political an act
as speaking out.

There’s no innocence.
Either way,
you’re accountable.”

  ~~  Arundhati Roy

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SUZANNA ARUNDHATI ROY

(1961 – )

Indian writer, author and political activist

Man Booker Prize (1997) for “The God of Small Things”

Global Human Rights Woman of Peace (2003)

Sydney Peace Prize (2004)

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