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The character known throughout the book as Ram is born, or as he describes it "where I was left on the cold winter night of December 25" (Swarup 35).
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"I was finally adopted by Mrs. Philomena Thomas and her husband, Dominic Thomas" (Swarup 36).
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"A new boy arrived . . . that was my first meeting with Salim Ilyasi" (Swarup 76-77).
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"I return to the booth. The pandit gives me an old one-rupee coin . . . It's a lucky coin. Keep it. You will need it" (Swarup 81-82).
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"Okay prepare the papers for these two. I'll collect them on Monday" (Swarup 85).
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"He seems vaguely familiar, but I cannot place him. He doesn't even glance at me before he walks down the stairs" (Swarup 224).
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"Indian forces are winning the war, and it is only a matter of days until the enemy surrenders" (Swarup 167).
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"I slam into his back, and he slams into the wooden railing, which cannot take his weight" (Swarup 69).
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"To be fair to the Taylors, though, they have been very kind to me" (Swarup 106).
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"I have a pistol in my hand from which a thin plume of smoke is drifting upward" (Swarup 161).
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"'What is your name?' 'Nita'" (Swarup 261).
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"Mrs. Swapna Devi, if this is your palace, and you are its queen, then acknowledge the prince. I have come to deliver the dead body of your son, Kunwar Shankar Singh" (Swarup 286).
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"I feel no qualms about stealing from the safe" (Swarup 290).
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"Jimmy's Bar and Restaurant in Colaba has fading . . . and the best menu in South Mumbai" (Swarup 131-132).
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"The only one worth giving. I gave him a glossy eight-by-six photo of Mr. Babu Pillai, and Maman's address!" (Swarup 208).
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"Our first contestant tonight is eighteen-year-old Ram Mohammed Thomas from our very own Mumbai" (Swarup 32).
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"I have Prem Kumar before me and a loaded gun in my hand" (Swarup 308).
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"Mr. Thomas, you have made history by winning the world's biggest jackpot" (Swarup 312).
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"I have been arrested. For winning a quiz show" (Swarup 1).
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"Smita remained true to her word. She fought for me like a mother fights for her children" (Swarup 315).
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"The love of my life has joined me in Mumbai. She is now my lawfully wedded wife" (Swarup 316).
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"'Hey, you can finish this by 2:30, right?'"
