Vikas Swarup Quotes

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I wonder what it feels like to have no desires left because you have satisfied them all, smothered them with money even before they are born. Is an existence without desire very desirable? And is the poverty of desire better than rank poverty itself?

Vikas Swarup
God made the human body like a machine with built-in obsolescence.

Vikas Swarup
The brain is not an organ we are authorized to use. We are supposed to use only our hands and legs.

Vikas Swarup
That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others

Vikas Swarup
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.

Vikas Swarup
A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre.

Vikas Swarup
A rainy day ceases to have meaning for a person who has lived in the open under a monsoon cloud most of his life.

Vikas Swarup
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.

Vikas Swarup