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The White Tiger
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"The White Tiger" Quotes

A clever and ambitious Indian villager rises from poverty to success, but at a great cost.

Quotes

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 weight and looking like the poor.

Aravind Adiga

socio-economic inequalitydreams

The greatest thing to come out of this country in the ten thousand years of its history is the Rooster Coop.

Aravind Adiga

socio-economic inequalitycritique of society

Only when you're afraid of the light, do you dream of the safety of the Rooster Coop.

Aravind Adiga

socio-economic inequalityfear

We were all terrified of him. We all gave him a wide berth. But now I see that my big, monstrous, overbearing, overmastering, rude, and vulgar master was just a little chicken in the coop.

Aravind Adiga

socio-economic inequalityrealization

Never, never, never do this — that’s what I mean! Don’t walk into a trap that you know is there! And don’t act like a trapped animal if you’re not trapped. That’s the Lesson.

Aravind Adiga

self-awarenesswisdom

The dreams of the rich, and the dreams of the middle class and the poor— they never overlap, do they?

Aravind Adiga

socio-economic inequalitydreams

I was looking for the key for years, but the door was always open.

Aravind Adiga

opportunityrealization

Yes, I am in the darkness, but I like it here. I only feel safe in the dark.

Aravind Adiga

fearcomfort zone

The thing to do, Pinky, is to be ruthless, and make a good life for yourself.

Aravind Adiga

ambitionself-improvement

The Indian entrepreneur has to be straight and crooked, mocking and believing, sly and sincere, at the same time.

Aravind Adiga

entrepreneurshipduality