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My books are about ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations who are able to draw upon their inner reserves to challenge the status-quo in life and navigate compelling human relationships.
Vikas Swarup
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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.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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The first thing you have to understand is that I was not desperate to be a writer. I was never a closet writer filing away notes in a cupboard.
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And I realized again that real life is different from reel life.
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Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.
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A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre.
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I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.
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My books may highlight corruption, brutality and venality, but they also show that if these things come to light, there is rectification. The voiceless do have a voice democratic mechanisms and accountability do exist.
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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.
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I want to show that the underdog can win. I believe were all the same: you, a slum girl, my mother.
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Love doesn't happen in an instant. It creeps up on you and then it turns your life upside-down. It colours 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.
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The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.
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The brain is not an organ we are authorized to use. We are supposed to use only our hands and legs.
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Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.
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Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives
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God made the human body like a machine with built-in obsolescence.
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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.
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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.
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