107 Quotes by Ravi Subramanian

If evil wins in a Bollywood film, it is bound to flop. A lot of people here want to change society, so they like to read about it being changed. And that means good usually triumphs.

People take shortcuts to meet ends in MNCs.

I've always wanted to write, but coming from a small-town background - I was born and brought up in Ludhiana - you think you're not the kind of literary person who will write books that will sell. There was always a kind of defensiveness in me.

Corporate career is like my wife, and writing is my girlfriend. My priority is the first but enjoy doing the second, as I have taken to writing as a stress-beater.

In Indian companies, people aren't too worried about the pace of growth as long as you're setting up a business which will survive for years.

Any author gets inspired by the experiences and events that happen to him or his immediate circle. While that's where the seed or the idea germinates, by the end of the story, it accounts for hardly anything in the book.

The opportunity to create wealth in foreign banks exists only in the investment banking space. Working in a local company teaches you to think long term.

I write about banking because it is something I'm familiar with. Also, I don't have to do much research on it.

With thrillers, I tend to concentrate on the research and pace more than the characters.