Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things (1997), p. 232-33.

Rahel could see it coursing through his veins, as clearly as an egg travelling down an ostrich's neck.

— Arundhati Roy on Ostriches

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Arundhati Roy

About Arundhati Roy

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