Bandit Queen 1994 -

Now they write my name in the same breath as “bandit.” But ask the parched earth: when the rain comes, is it criminal? Ask the fire: when it cleanses the rotten field, is it evil?

I am Phoolan. Flower. And even a flower, when stepped on enough times, grows thorns the size of daggers. bandit queen 1994

Do not weep for me. Weep for the world that made a queen out of a ghost. Now they write my name in the same breath as “bandit

I learned that a woman’s body is a country with no borders. Any man can march across it. Any man can raise his flag. Flower

The first time I held a rifle, it was heavier than any husband. The second time, it sang. The third time, I knew: a gun does not ask your caste. It does not check your hemline. It only asks if you have the courage to pull the trigger.