Aravind Adiga: "Ini fakta aneh: membunuh pria, dan Anda merasa bertang...

"Ini fakta aneh: membunuh pria, dan Anda merasa bertanggung jawab atas hidupnya - '' posesif '', bahkan. Anda tahu lebih banyak tentang dia daripada ayah dan ibunya; mereka tahu janinnya, tetapi Anda tahu mayatnya. Hanya Anda yang bisa menyelesaikan kisah hidupnya, hanya Anda yang tahu mengapa tubuhnya harus didorong ke dalam api sebelum waktunya, dan mengapa jari-jari kakinya melengkung dan berjuang selama satu jam lagi di bumi."

--- Aravind Adiga

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Here's a strange fact: murder a man, and you feel responsible for his life - ''possessive'', even. You know more about him than his father and mother; they knew his fetus, but you know his corpse. Only you can complete the story of his life, only you know why his body has to be pushed into the fire before its time, and why his toes curl up and fight for another hour on earth.