The dreams of the rich, and the dreams of the poor-they never overlap, do they?See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?Losing weight and looking like the poor. (Aravind Adiga)

The dreams of the rich, and the dreams of the poor-they never overlap, do they?See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?Losing weight and looking like the poor.

Aravind Adiga

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