Sudha Murty

I find joy in giving donations.

— Sudha Murty

I rarely eat outside.

— Sudha Murty

Be unreasonable, follow your passion.

— Sudha Murty

I was a very naughty kid, who'd say 'I'd write tomorrow.'

— Sudha Murty

Education, leading to financial independence, has surely made women more empowered.

— Sudha Murty

I learned reading and writing from my mother.

— Sudha Murty

I don't write for fame or money, I simply want to share my experiences.

— Sudha Murty

For me, the test of a good office is how clean its toilets are.

— Sudha Murty

My novels are always in Kannada because I express myself better in Kannada.

— Sudha Murty

Women should realise their strength and set goals.

— Sudha Murty

I don't want to be identified with any political party.

— Sudha Murty

Coming from a middle-class background of Northern Karnataka, where good education was the only insurance policy, I started reading and writing very…

— Sudha Murty

I am a creative person and watching a movie is like writing a story. So when I see a movie, I also…

— Sudha Murty

What I have to write, the story, it is always going on in my mind. What incidences I can add in the…

— Sudha Murty

For a child everything is wonderful, be it going to a fair or visting a temple with parents. This happiness and enthusiasm…

— Sudha Murty

Increasing the sale of liquor may benefit the government in terms of revenue. But liquor is a social evil, and its biggest…

— Sudha Murty

Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.

— Sudha Murty

My library is segregated into philosophy, history, general reading, travel, my own books... and only three cookbooks.

— Sudha Murty

Writing is an art, just like any other creative exercise - painting a picture, singing a song or dancing. It is an…

— Sudha Murty

“My heart did not accept the collector's advice -and I always listen to my heart. What the collector said might be true…

— Sudha Murty

So, as a child in school, I used to write essays on how I spent my holiday or about a visit to…

— Sudha Murty

Availability of water is critical for sanitation projects. Without water, toilets can't be kept clean. Places where there is no drinking water,…

— Sudha Murty

The day I stopped drinking milk' is a very sensitive story telling the tale of how we forget what is 'normal' for…

— Sudha Murty

Class does not mean huge possession of money. Mother Teresa was a classy woman. So is Manjula Bhargava, a great mathematician of…

— Sudha Murty

All that I can say is people who represents Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha should speak our language and represent our interests.…

— Sudha Murty

With one or two children at home, I feel that parents concentrate too much on them and hence children lose touch with…

— Sudha Murty

My ad-hoc empirical formula is that wherever you grow a lot of rice, there is a lot of art developing as well.…

— Sudha Murty

“One night, he went to bed and had a dream. He saw Yama standing in front of him. Yama was holding out…

— Sudha Murty

“Where once there were deep forests and blue rivers and streams, the island was a barren land now. The forests were gone.…

— Sudha Murty

“Quantitatively speaking, 'conversation' is inversely proportional to economic standing. If you are traveling in a bus, your fellow passengers will get into…

— Sudha Murty

One needs determination to bring in changes in the lives of Devadasis. I would approach them wearing pants and t-shirt and without…

— Sudha Murty

I write because I enjoy it and that I can give it to my granddaughter.

— Sudha Murty

Planning things is neither my cup of tea nor my choice. Same applies to books too.

— Sudha Murty

Nobody owns the money he/she possesses. They hold it just as a trustee.

— Sudha Murty

What separates old from the young is experience and patience.

— Sudha Murty

All innovators face challenges and seldom enjoy family support.

— Sudha Murty

I don't write with a complex style, I cannot.

— Sudha Murty

Children require affection. That's very important.

— Sudha Murty

I belong to a teachers' family and writing was my expression.

— Sudha Murty

I watch movies regularly, especially Kannada films.

— Sudha Murty