BTBF quotes Flashcards
kalu was the
“closest thing abdul had to a friend”
sewage and sickness
“looked like life”
grapevine
“shared walls leak secrets”
Abdul’s work ethic
“abdul was a hard-working kid who didn’t deserved to be brutalised”
angry at police
“who were angry at police”
craved
“fatima craved attention and respect”
crack
“fatima has a crack in her, she’s cracked”
self-immolation
“response to enervating poverty”
dizzy
country dizzy with development and circulating money
police corrupt
officers came to demand money every day now
education strong suit
was not among the Indians government strong suits
asha’s control
late september, 2008 asha was in control of annawadi
single wife
She was simply Asha, a woman on her own.
rest
In captivity… was the first long rest [Abdul had] ever had
heckler
you could pose as a member of the overcity, wait out the heckles, and become one.
detect
all murders we detect, 100% success”
everything around us is roses
and we’re the shit inbetween
forever
for the rest of his life
central government
embraced economic liberation
this slum was
considered poor
broken barrier
between slum world and rich world
