All Anita Desai Quotes
- The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still. Inspirational
- Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes… Athlete
- India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much… Becomes
- I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth. Aim
- The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going… Ancestor
- People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way. India
- My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly. Allow
- I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges. Character
- Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up… Been
- When I was very young, I used to share much of what I wrote with my family, but as I got older and more self-conscious,… Became
- When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I'm half way through the book, I'm already thinking… Already Thinking
- Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation… Accomplished
- ...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty… Beauty
- Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. Becomes
- Many characters in the novel are representative of types that exist in India. He represents the caste system in India with an air of superiority,… Air