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Than Quotes by Vikram Seth
- Those books of mine that are remunerative - I'm not talking about poetry here - take years to write, and I am never sure they'll…
- Everyone sort of sees his own life and times as being ephemeral. One thinks that everything good or important that happened, happened in the past.…
- The fact is that at different stages of your life, and under the influence of different inspirations, you write different things. The point is not…
- So many Indian novels, quite unfairly, do not get the prominence they should because they have been written in a language other than English.
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- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
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- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino