Jhumpa Lahiri is an American author of Indian origin, who is particularly famous for her novels portraying the lives of immigrant families in the United States, and has won plenty of accolades throughout her career. Lahiri was born to immigrant parents in London and grew up in the United States. She considers herself an American and most of her work draws heavily from her experiences as an Indian-American growing up in the United States. She came into prominence in 2000 when her debut effort, a short story collection titled ‘Interpreter of Maladies’, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and since then she has not looked back. Among her novels, ‘The Namesake’ was well received and was later made into a movie, while ‘The Lowland, was also widely appreciated and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize as well as the National Book Award for Fiction. Lahiri is without doubt one of the world’s most loved authors and here are some of the best quotes by her.