When I was writing 'The White Tiger' I lived in a building pretty much exactly like the one I described in this novel, and the people in the book are the people I lived with back then. So I didn't have to do much research to find them.
The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worst to an actress.