--- title: "2 Millionaire Quotes By Vikas Swarup" description: "2 Millionaire quotes by Vikas Swarup. Plus more from Vikas Swarup and more Millionaire sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/vikas-swarup-10025_changed_india-may-be-the-soul-of-world-cricket-b_299956.jpg" --- > [India may be the soul of world cricket, but IPL is its commercial heart. Just as 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' changed the ground rules for quiz shows by injecting a massive dose of money into the equation, IPL…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/india-may-be-the-soul-of-world-cricket-but-ipl-is-its-commercial/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/vikas-swarup-10025_changed_india-may-be-the-soul-of-world-cricket-b_299956.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/i-get-invited-to-many-more-literary-festivals-than-i-used-to-because/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/vikas-swarup-10025_although_i-get-invited-to-many-more-literary-fest_1669528.jpg) ## Other authors on Millionaire - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-dee-dee-artner-19422.jpg) Dee Dee Artner 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/millionaire/dee-dee-artner/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-rohn-49870.jpg) Jim Rohn 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/millionaire/jim-rohn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-t-harv-eker-88547.jpg) T. 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Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/the-slums-are-not-a-place-of-despair-its-inhabitants-are-all-working/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [It is in the genes of cities to bounce back from disasters - whether natural or man made. The denizens of suburbia have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/it-is-in-the-genes-of-cities-to-bounce-back-from-disasters-whether/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/that-dreams-have-power-only-over-your-own-mind-but-with-money-you-can/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [Twenty20 is cricket on speed. In an era of hectic lifestyles and falling attention spans, it gives spectators more drama and intensity in three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/twenty20-is-cricket-on-speed-in-an-era-of-hectic-lifestyles-and/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [I want to show that the underdog can win. I believe were all the same: you, a slum girl, my mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/i-want-to-show-that-the-underdog-can-win-i-believe-were-all-the-same/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [“You must never take a direct route to your destination.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/you-must-never-take-a-direct-route-to-your-destination/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [The first thing you have to understand is that I was not desperate to be a writer. I was never a closet writer filing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/the-first-thing-you-have-to-understand-is-that-i-was-not-desperate-to/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [“There is some pleasure even in pain. A sweet ecstasy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/there-is-some-pleasure-even-in-pain-a-sweet-ecstasy/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [India may be the soul of world cricket, but IPL is its commercial heart. Just as 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' changed the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/india-may-be-the-soul-of-world-cricket-but-ipl-is-its-commercial/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [“It's a basic rule of human nature that the promise of unexpected wealth short-circuits both intelligence and common sense.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/it-s-a-basic-rule-of-human-nature-that-the-promise-of-unexpected/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/i-am-neither-a-bengali-nor-am-i-from-delhi-s-st-stephen-s-i-am-an/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [“The city may have chosen to ignore the ugly growth of Dharavi, but a cancer cannot be stopped simply by being declared illegal. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/the-city-may-have-chosen-to-ignore-the-ugly-growth-of-dharavi-but-a/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [“I held my breath and wished for that moment to last as long as it possibly could, because a waking dream is always more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/i-held-my-breath-and-wished-for-that-moment-to-last-as-long-as-it/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [“Till now, my conception of love has been based entirely on what I have seen in Hindi films, where the hero and the heroine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/till-now-my-conception-of-love-has-been-based-entirely-on-what-i-have/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) > [I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikas-swarup/i-am-not-into-the-unrealistic-realm-of-magic-realism-where-birds-talk/) [Vikas Swarup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikas-swarup/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/millionaire/vikas-swarup/#itemlist", "name": "2 Millionaire Quotes By Vikas Swarup", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "India may be the soul of world cricket, but IPL is its commercial heart. 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