Ruskin Bond

Solitude helps you reflect.

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I am a compulsive writer.

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I'm rather fond of my awards.

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I enjoy the process of writing.

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I am not really a city person.

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“The Hare in the Moon”

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I love to sleep.

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I have no real regrets.

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Writing is the only thing I am good for.

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I don't travel so much now, I get tired

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“There are better things to do with our time on this earth.”

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“A merry heart does more good than any medicine.”

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I find it very lucky to be an Indian and living in India.

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Unhappy and unsettled childhood helps in writing.

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It's amazing to dwell in the world of fantasy and fear.

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“Dry bread at home is better then curried prawns abroad.”

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I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back.

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I was a bookworm in school, and in those days it was easy to get books. Bigger cities had book shops.

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Small places intrigue me. Whenever I tried moving to a larger city, I ran back to the hills.

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“We three, We’re not a crowd; We’re not even company— My echo, My shadow, And me… I”

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“Give me a companion of my way, be it only to mention how the shadows lengthen as the sun declines,' wrote Hazlitt.…

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I used to type, but now, typing or working with a computer, I get a stiff neck. So I prefer writing longhand.

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“As a boy, reading was my religion. It helped me to discover my soul. Later, writing helped me to record its journey.”

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The older you get, the lesser you are bothered by what others think.

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For the film 'Saat Khoon Maaf,' which was adapted from my story 'Susanna's Seven Husbands,' I did collaborate on the screenplay. I…

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“Some men leave a trail of legend behind them because they give their spirit to the place where they have lived, and…

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“There is skill in all things, even in making porridge. Dry bread at home is better than curried prawns abroad. Eating and…

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From the age of 17 through my 20s, I was living on my own, so sometimes I wouldn't even tell anybody it…

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“But he could not return; he was afraid of what lay ahead, he dreaded the unknown, but it was easier to walk…

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A few years after my father's death, my mother sent me to the United Kingdom for 'better prospects' in 1951. Those four…

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It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them.…

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“history shows human beings to be the most dangerous of nature’s show-offs. Inimical to each other, given over to greed and insatiable…

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“Nandprayag is a place that ought to be famous for its beauty and order. For a mile or two before reaching it…

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“Don't be afraid of the dark, little one, The earth must rest when the day is done. The sun may be harsh,…

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To early man, trees were objects of awe and wonder. The mystery of their growth, the movement of their leaves and branches,…

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love is undying,of that I feel certain.I mean deep,abiding,cherishing love.The love that gives protection even as you,my guardian angel,gave me protection long…

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“I don't want to rot like mangoes at the end of the season, or burnout like the sun at the and of…

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“The monkey population is definitely on the increase, and I wouldn't be surprised if one day it exceeds the human population. Of…

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But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer. And looking around, I noticed the other…

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I won't usually just sit down to write. I'd have done it in my head already. I visualise a story just like…

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