Best Aravind Adiga Quotes
- When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was run by a… Cities
- When I was writing 'The White Tiger' I lived in a building pretty much exactly like the one I described in this novel, and the… Book
- Because in this world, there is a line: on one side are the men who cannot get things done, and on the other side are… Cannot Get
- The trustworthiness of servants is the basis of the entire Indian economy. Bases
- The story of a poor man's life is written on his body, in a sharp pen. Body
- These are the three main diseases of this country, sir: typhoid, cholera, and election fever. This last one is the worst; it makes people talk… Beat
- I put my hand out and wiped the vomit from his lips, and cooed soothing words to him. It squeezed my heart to see him… Began
- I gather you yellow-skinned men, despite your triumphs in sewage, drinking water, and Olympic gold medals, still don't have democracy. Some politician on the radio… Beat
- Neither you nor I speak English, but there are some things that can be said only in English. English
- Apparently, sir you Chinese are far ahead of us in every respect, except that you don’t have entrepreneurs. And our nation, though it has no… Ahead
- See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?? Losing… All
- Go to Old Delhi,and look at the way they keep chickens there in the market. Hundred of pale hens and brightly colored roosters, stuffed tightly… Brightly
- If only a man could spit his past out so easily. Easily
- Do we loathe our masters behind a facade of love - or do we love them behind a facade of loathing? Behind
- It's amazing. The moment you show cash, everyone knows your language. Amazing
- You ask 'Are you a man or a demon?' Neither, I say. I have woken up, and the rest of you are sleeping, and that… Ask
- ...the future of the world lies with the yellow man and the brown man now that our erstwhile master, the white-skinned man, has wasted himself… Abuse
- Let animals live like animals; let humans live like humans. That's my whole philosophy in a sentence. Animal
- I was looking for the key for years But the door was always open Always Open
- Never before in human history have so few owed so much to so many, Mr. Jiabao. A handful of men in this country have trained… Country
- The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave Beautiful
- In terms of formal education, I may somewhat lacking. I never finished school. I am a self-taught entrepreneur, that's the best kind there is, trust… Best
- Strange thoughts brew in your heart when you spend too much time with old books Book
- Inconvenience in progress, work is regretted. Inconvenience
- Go to the tea shop anywhere along the Ganga, sir, and look at the men working in that tea shop - men, I say, but… Along