Writing Quotes by Ruskin Bond

Unhappy and unsettled childhood helps in writing.

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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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I may not have become a good writer, but I managed to make a living out of writing.

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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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Whenever I run out of people to write about, I cook up a few ghosts, or they appear before me.

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I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy.

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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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A lot of school-going children are familiar with my writing. I am basically very much a children books author.

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Writing is the only thing I am good for.

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I suppose in the long run, it's the good work that outlasts the shoddy work, but there's enough room for all kinds…

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I think every writer wants future generations to read what he has written.

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It is okay to experiment with language. Writers such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf experimented with writing, but basically, one must have…

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Respect the language in which you write. Be kind, develop good vocabulary, and be creative in writing beautiful sentences. Your prose should…

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I write mostly for pleasure, and the reading should ideally be for pleasure, too.

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My mother wanted me to join the Indian army, as the army was seen as a decent and respectable career to have.…

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Writing for children may have kept me young at heart.

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When I ventured into writing at the age of 17, I wanted to be a good and successful writer. I just wanted…

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When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I…

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One has to be ambitious to start writing.

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If four or five days go by, and I haven't written anything, I feel incomplete.

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I enjoy writing personal essays in the way of Charles Lamb because it goes back to the school days when I was…

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I keep a journal, like many writers do. It helps in writing a story, as you can use an incident from the…

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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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In India, not enough importance is given to writing for children. And what could be more important than the enrichment of young…

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When I was growing up, I remember having read all the books in the library. I often tried to emulate my favourite…

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