Death Quote by Arundhati Roy

“She described how, when her brother’s body was found in a field and brought home, his fists, clenched in rigor mortis, were full of earth and yellow mustard ﬂowers grew from between his fingers.” quote by Arundhati Roy — Download Open image

““She described how, when her brother’s body was found in a field and brought home, his fists, clenched in rigor mortis, were full of earth and yellow mustard ﬂowers grew from between his fingers.””

Arundhati Roy

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