Aravind Adiga Quotes

Too much of Indian writing in English, it seemed to me, consisted of middle-class people writing about other middle-class people - and a small slice of life being passed off as an authentic portrait of the country.

Aravind Adiga

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: October 23, 1974

Topics

LifePeopleMeWritingSmallOff

Dogs just need you and love, that's all.

Jennifer Westfeldt

LoveYouNeedDogsJust

I don't have very many little fetishes, but the one I do have is that I like a particular mug to drink out of. It's just a small china cup, and I get very upset if my husband moves it.

Aminatta Forna

SmallHusbandUpsetDrinkOutChina

It is the people who scream the loudest about America and Freedom who see to be the most intolerant for a differing point of view.

Rosanne Cash

FreedomPeopleViewAmericaLoudest

Nothing that you want ever is what you think it is.

Mike Birbiglia

ThinkYouWantNothingEver

People have challenged me all my life, told me I wasn't fast enough, wasn't smart enough, but you know what? No one's ever outworked me. My definition of tired and most people's definition of tired are two totally different things.

Jon Runyan

LifeSmartTiredPeopleMeMy Life

One day we were in Limerick... and then, a few weeks later, we were being flown around to play. When we started, it was just a hobby. It wasn't any big ambition.

Dolores O'Riordan

DayAmbitionHobbyPlayOne DayBig

Doorman - a genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

Dorothy Kilgallen

CarDoorGeniusHelpYouHand

I love color - I'm not a beige kind of girl.

Christina Aguilera

LoveGirlColorKindI Love

I think that this misses out on some of the interesting narrative realities, which is that it actually doesn't work very well, that eliminating diversity is actually a really good way to make a species and its individuals less robust.

Cory Doctorow

WorkGoodDiversityThinkWayOut

I mean, I like to think of myself as being strong and independent, but I definitely wasn't like that at 14.

Alison Lohman

MyselfStrongThinkIndependentMean

Today, reishi stands out as one the most valuable of all polypore mushrooms in nature for the benefit of our health. Many naturopaths and doctors prefer organically-grown reishi from pristine environments because they are more pure.

Paul Stamets

NatureTodayHealthMoreOutPure

I know my kids best. I know what morals and values are right for my children. I think we should not have an oppressive state telling us what to do.

Sean Duffy

ChildrenBestThinkMoralsValues

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