Upamanyu Chatterjee Quotes

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• We are men without ambition, and all we want is to be left alone, in peace so that we can try and be happy. So…
• Anyone who has grown up in Delhi knows it's horrible.
• For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
• I don't think I would do better books if I wrote full time. I write for amateurish reasons.
• I feel completely at home in the absurdities of India.
• I need to have some depth in my characters. That's why they are all Bengalis. I can't imagine writing a book with someone called Saxena…
• It's a huge headache - the more money you have, the more hassles. I find money very uncomfortable.
• People should have literary and cultural taste and should not bomb hotels.
• So much better to write pen on paper; you can do it anywhere, say, while stuck at the airport.
• The more languages you know, the less likely you are to become a terrorist.
• Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make…
• Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot of money came my way,…
• Amidst one's daily clutter, one doesn't usually reflect on the splendour of being free because - naturally - one has to get on with the…
• Governance is complex, difficult, and on the whole, thankless - why ever should the Bright Young Things leave the management of their hotels, newspapers, banks,…

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