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1 " I held my breath and wished for that moment to last as long as it possibly could, because a waking dream is always more fleeting than a sleeping one. "
― Vikas Swarup , Q & A
2 " Lajwanti made the cardinal mistake of trying to cross the dividing line that separates the existence of the rich from that of the poor. She made the fatal error of dreaming beyond her means. The bigger the dream, the bigger the disappointment. "
3 " It is a destiny of a woman to suffer in silence. "
4 " You should take a good look at all sides of an issue before making a decision. Put something away in case of an emergency. New neighbors will bring good cheer. A small problem may occur at home base, but you will solve it quickly and correctly. Don’t offer smart advice unless you are really asked to comment. "
― Vikas Swarup
5 " The line of head is strong, but the line of heart is weak. And most importantly, the line of life is short. The stars do not seem to be right. "
6 " Train journeys are about possibilities. They denote a change in state. When you arrive, you are no longer the same person who departed. "
7 " The one conclusion I have reached is that whiskey is a great leveler. You might be a hotshot advertising executive or a lowly foundry worker, but if you cannot hold your drink, you are just a drunkard. "
8 " Love doesn't happen in an instant. It creeps up on you and then it turns your life upside down. It colors your waking moments, and fills your dreams. You begin to walk on air and see life in brilliant new shades. But it also brings with it a sweet agony, a delicious torture. "
9 " And for the first time in my life, I saw something new reflected in the eyes that saw me. Respect. It taught me a very valuable lesson. That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others "
10 " Unheralded we came into this world. Unheralded we will go out. But while we are in this world, we do such deeds that even if this generation does not remember, the next generation cannot forget. "
11 " I wonder what it feels like to have no desires left because you have satisfied them all, smothered them with money even before they are born. Is an existence without desire very desirable? And is the poverty of desire better than rank poverty itself? "
12 " And I realized again that real life is different from reel life. "
13 " A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre. "
14 " One does not question a miracle. "
15 " Till now, my conception of love has been based entirely on what I have seen in Hindi films, where the hero and the heroine make eye contact, and whoosh, some strange chemistry sets their hearts beating and their vocal chords tingling, and the next you see of them they are off singing songs in Swiss Villages and American shopping malls. "
16 " You must never take a direct route to your destination. "
17 " There are those who will say that I brought this upon myself. By dabbling in that quiz show. They will wag a finger at me and remind me of what the elders in Dharavi say about never crossing the dividing line that separates the rich from the poor. After all, what business did a penniless waiter have to be participating in a brain quiz? The brain is not an organ we are authorized to use. We are supposed to use only our hands and legs. "
18 " It's a basic rule of human nature that the promise of unexpected wealth short-circuits both intelligence and common sense. "
― Vikas Swarup , The Accidental Apprentice
19 " Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives "
― Vikas Swarup , Six Suspects
20 " Because luck comes from within "
