Author: Vikas Swarup

Quotes

Knowledge is not just the preserve of the educated elite. Just because someone has not had a formal education, that does not mean he does not have wisdom and common sense.

Knowledge is not just the preserve of the educated elite. Just because someone has not had a formal education, that does not mean he does not have wisdom and common sense.

- Vikas Swarup

I'm the opposite of those writers who believe that my work is sacrosanct and cannot be touched.

I'm the opposite of those writers who believe that my work is sacrosanct and cannot be touched.

- Vikas Swarup

Global terror does not respect national boundaries.

Global terror does not respect national boundaries.

- Vikas Swarup

Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.

Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.

- Vikas Swarup

The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.

The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.

- Vikas Swarup

I did not go to any creative writing workshop; I did not major in literature. If I can write, anyone can write. All it needs is imagination.

I did not go to any creative writing workshop; I did not major in literature. If I can write, anyone can write. All it needs is imagination.

- Vikas Swarup

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