I was a bookworm in school, and in those days it was easy to get books. Bigger cities had book shops. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I won't usually just sit down to write. I'd have done it in my head already. I visualise a story just like… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
A lot of school-going children are familiar with my writing. I am basically very much a children books author. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
The books that I wrote in my late teens and 20s, the little love stories, they were right from the heart. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I write mostly for pleasure, and the reading should ideally be for pleasure, too. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure.” — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“On books and friends I spend my money; For stones and bricks I haven't any.” — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I liked the old comic books, especially the funny ones like 'Popeye' and 'Beetle Bailey.' — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
Films and books have been intertwined as far as my growing up is concerned. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
In India, not enough importance is given to writing for children. And what could be more important than the enrichment of young… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I remember having read all the books in the library. I often tried to emulate my favourite… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I have an excellent memory - for books and authors, that is. I remember all the books I've read. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
Books of exploration have always fascinated me, like somebody going up the Amazon for the first time. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
One of the very first ghost stories I read - and that was in a forest rest house, where it is a… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of authors - subjective and objective. Introverts are more inward looking. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“A great book is a friend that never lets you down. You can return to it again and again, and the joy… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I have always discouraged young writers from self-publishing, by which I mean going to a vanity publisher and spending your hard earned… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
'live long my friend,be wise and strong, but do not take from any man his song' — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“As Grandfather used to say, 'In a crowd, everyone plays follow-the leader, even when they don't know who's leading.” — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I was a bookworm in school, and in those days it was easy to get books. Bigger cities had book shops. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I won't usually just sit down to write. I'd have done it in my head already. I visualise a story just like a film… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
There was Uncle Ken of mine about whom I wrote a lot of stories. I can always write stories about uncles and aunts and… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“All of us need just one good accomplishment in order to get by. Obviously he can't spend the rest of his life climbing trees,… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I get inspiration from a lot of things around me - nature, hills, people, and even insects. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I fortunately have a good memor, and that helps a lot in the way I write. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“Nandprayag is a place that ought to be famous for its beauty and order. For a mile or two before reaching it we had… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I had a bad habit of falling in love with any girl who was nice to me. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
