287 Quotes by Amish Tripathi

I don't think I'm any competition to the already-existing canon of writers in Kannada. How can I ever even think of comparing myself?

I was a very happy banker, but I feel happier as an author.

In any industry, the people with the freshest ideas usually come from outside.

In the ancient times, bards went around singing the epics, which were storehouses of philosophy.

There is a wealth of readership for regional language literature in India that is not given importance. We must give respect to our own languages.

In the India I was growing up in, history wasn't really a wise career option. People would joke and say, 'History's okay, but what's your actual job?' I didn't come from a privileged background and couldn't afford to be irresponsible, so I did the pragmatic thing and did a MBA.

While in some countries there's a feeling that literature must stay away from religion, this is not so in India - in the Indian way, literature is just another means to find a more spiritual life, to find our way to God.

I'm certainly not surprised by the passion of the youth for our myths. Mythology is almost a part of an Indian's DNA.

If your purpose is to make money, you shouldn't get into writing.