When a symbol unmoors itself from what it symbolizes, it loses meaning. It becomes ineffective

Quote by Arundhati Roy

Topics: Meaning Quotes, Symbol Quotes

I think many people were surprised by the victory of the Congress, because it was...

I think many people were surprised by the victory of the Congress, because it was...

Sometimes I think the world is divided into those who have a comfortable relationship with...

Sometimes I think the world is divided into those who have a comfortable relationship with...

The Congress has historically played covert communal politics in order to create what in India...

The Congress has historically played covert communal politics in order to create what in India...

You begin to realize that hypocrisy is not a terrible thing when you see what...

You begin to realize that hypocrisy is not a terrible thing when you see what...

The mullahs of the Islamic world and the mullahs of the Hindu world and the...

The mullahs of the Islamic world and the mullahs of the Hindu world and the...

You have come to a stage where you almost have to work on yourself. You...

You have come to a stage where you almost have to work on yourself. You...

Do you think that the people of South Africa, or anywhere on the continent of...

Do you think that the people of South Africa, or anywhere on the continent of...

Torture has been privatized now, so you have obviously the whole scandal in America about...

Torture has been privatized now, so you have obviously the whole scandal in America about...

I do what I do, and write what I write, without calculating what is worth...

I do what I do, and write what I write, without calculating what is worth...

When you say things like, 'We have to wipe out the Taliban,' what does that...

When you say things like, 'We have to wipe out the Taliban,' what does that...

The fact is that America's weapons systems have made it impossible for anybody to confront...

The fact is that America's weapons systems have made it impossible for anybody to confront...

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day,...

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day,...

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll...

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll...

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized...

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized...

Whoever does not know how to lay his will into things at least lays some...

Whoever does not know how to lay his will into things at least lays some...

Fun. Its this crazy thing where people smile and laugh and are generally pleased. I...

Fun. Its this crazy thing where people smile and laugh and are generally pleased. I...

Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the...

Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the...

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

The symbolism of the Goddess is not a parallel structure to the symbolism of God...

The symbolism of the Goddess is not a parallel structure to the symbolism of God...