“People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.” Quote by Vikas Swarup
“Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.” ImportantBookSometimesStreetsBook Knowledge Author:Vikas Swarup
“Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.” WayGivingWritingCertainLanguageIndianFreshness Author:Vikas Swarup
“I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.” BoysBad BoyBengaliDelhi Author:Vikas Swarup
“For me, the day job comes first. That's why I call myself a diplomat who writes, not a writer who masquerades as a diplomat. If the day job demands it, I won't write at all. I write in what I call 'the crevices of my day job', and that comes only on weekends.” IfsWritingFirstsJobsDemandWeekendDiplomatsDay JobsMasqueradeCrevice Author:Vikas Swarup
“Just because someone has gone to an elite school and college does not make him smarter than the person who has grown up on street knowledge.” PersonsDoeSchoolGoneStreetsCollegeElitesSmarter Author:Vikas Swarup
“My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it.” FirstsChallengesNovel Author:Vikas Swarup
“I get invited to many more literary festivals than I used to because I'm associated with 'Slumdog Millionaire,' the brand. Many more doors have opened up for me as a result of the global success of the film, although I believe that I'm the same person that existed before it.” BelievePersonsFilmUsedI BelieveResultsDoorsBrandsInvitedFestivalsMillionaireSlumdog Millionaire Author:Vikas Swarup
“I don't need new boots I got bluchers back down home. Eff the effing bluchers I'll buy you new adjectival effing elastic sided boots.” NeedsHomeBoots Book:True History of the Kelly Gang Source: True History of the Kelly Gang