“In life, you get what you negotiated, not what you deserved.”
Source: The Accidental Apprentice
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Famous Vikas Swarup Quotes
Source: Q & A
“The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.”
“People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.”
“Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.”
“I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.”
“My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it.”
“One does not question a miracle.”
Source: Slumdog Millionaire (MM MTI)
Source: Q & A: A Novel
Source: Q & A: A Novel
“And I realized again that real life is different from reel life.”
Source: Slumdog Millionaire: A Novel
“A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre.”
Source: Slumdog Millionaire: A Novel
“Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives”
Source: Six Suspects: A Novel
“God made the human body like a machine with built-in obsolescence.”
Source: The Accidental Apprentice
Source: Slumdog Millionaire: A Novel
Source: Q & A: A Novel
Source: Q & A: A Novel
“I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.”
“I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk.”