My mother wanted me to join the Indian army, as the army was seen as a decent and respectable career to have.… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
A few years after my father's death, my mother sent me to the United Kingdom for 'better prospects' in 1951. Those four… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
The transition from an English father to a Punjabi stepfather demanded an adjustment that was far from easy for a 10-year-old boy… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
Instead of becoming a great shikari, as my mother and stepfather might have wished, I had become an incurable bookworm and was… — 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
