There are things some people can never understand. There's no point to telling them.

— Chetan Bhagat

There are two ways of spreading light to be candled, or the mirror that reflects it.

— Chetan Bhagat

These stupid biases and discrimination are the reason our country is so screwed up. It's Tamil first, Indian later. Punjabi first, Indian later. It has to end. National anthem, national currency, national teams - still, we won't marry our children outside our state. How can this intolerance be good for our country?

— Chetan Bhagat

The word “future” and females is a dangerous combination.

— Chetan Bhagat

The world's most sensible and the most idiotic person lies within us.the worst part is we can't say who is who

— Chetan Bhagat

The world's most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within us.

— Chetan Bhagat

We know we are all tarnished, so we doubt everyone else too. It is a sad situation, where we need a leader but cannot really trust anyone.

— Chetan Bhagat

We sat on the floor for dinner. Alanya's father passed me a banana leaf. I wondered if I had to eat it or wipe my hands with it.

— Chetan Bhagat

When we choose a mobile network, do we check whether Airtel or Vodafone belong to a particular caste? No, we simply choose the provider based on the best value or service. Then why do we vote for somebody simply because he belongs to the same caste as us?

— Chetan Bhagat

When you screw someone's life, the least you can do is leave the person alone.

— Chetan Bhagat