When I ventured into writing at the age of 17, I wanted to be a good and successful writer. I just wanted to write good stuff - poems, prose, stories, essays, everything. — 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
I did all kind of jobs to sustain myself. I worked at a grocery store, in the public health department, and what was then… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer. And looking around, I noticed the other small trees… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“A good monk would know that contentment is easier to attain than happiness, and that it is enough.” — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
