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> [Of course, I have to consider that I've written a lot of prose, but I do in my heart think of myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/of-course-i-have-to-consider-that-i-ve-written-a-lot-of-prose-but-i/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

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> [The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/the-point-really-is-that-a-writer-tends-to-write-a-book-that-he-or/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

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> [Of course, a law that is selectively used is in one aspect even worse than a law that is generally used because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/of-course-a-law-that-is-selectively-used-is-in-one-aspect-even-worse/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

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## Other authors on Course

## More by Vikram Seth

> [Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/realism-hasn-t-fallen-out-of-favor-with-most-people-who-are/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/i-don-t-think-anyone-should-be-banned-if-you-don-t-like-a-book-set-it/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [It's not the gods But our own hearts We need to fear. The evil starts Against all odds Not there but here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/it-s-not-the-gods-but-our-own-hearts-we-need-to-fear-the-evil-starts/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [“But what should I do?' Varun was saying. 'I'm not good for anything.' 'Write a book! Pull a rickshaw! Live! Don't make excuses,' said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/but-what-should-i-do-varun-was-saying-i-m-not-good-for-anything-write/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [“In a clear brook With joyful haste The whimsical trout Shot past me like an arrow I play the line of the song, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/in-a-clear-brook-with-joyful-haste-the-whimsical-trout-shot-past-me/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/boredom-provides-a-stronger-inclination-to-write-than-anything/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [I don't think people give Indian society enough credit. We may not like to talk much about things but we do, basically, want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/i-don-t-think-people-give-indian-society-enough-credit-we-may-not/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [The problem with too beautiful a view is that it's alright for the mulling stage. But for the writing stage, you want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/the-problem-with-too-beautiful-a-view-is-that-it-s-alright-for-the/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [“Romantic retrospect aside, the night spent in the truck is distinctly unpleasant. We are cramped and cold. The much-vaunted heating of the truck is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/romantic-retrospect-aside-the-night-spent-in-the-truck-is-distinctly/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [Is it not love that knows how to make smooth things rough and rough things smooth?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/is-it-not-love-that-knows-how-to-make-smooth-things-rough-and-rough/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [“Well, what do you think? Avanti?" "Avanti," cries everyone, and, after a few quick re-tunings of our instruments, and re-initialisings of our hearts, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/well-what-do-you-think-avanti-avanti-cries-everyone-and-after-a-few/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [Behind every door on every ordinary street, in every hut in every ordinary village in this middling planet of a trivial star, such riches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/behind-every-door-on-every-ordinary-street-in-every-hut-in-every/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [“Perhaps it is true that for all the evidence of the mirror, one pictures oneself in some deep niche of the mind as forever 18.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/perhaps-it-is-true-that-for-all-the-evidence-of-the-mirror-one/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/what-is-the-difference-between-my-life-and-my-love-one-gets-me-low/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

> [“The past is the past, and he can't make amends, only hope that the gain will outlast the damage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/the-past-is-the-past-and-he-can-t-make-amends-only-hope-that-the-gain/)

[Vikram Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikram-seth/)

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