"We are men without ambition, and all we……" — Upamanyu Chatterjee
"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 few people will understand this simplicity."
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Upamanyu Chatterjee
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14 Quotes by Upamanyu Chatterjee
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Anyone who has grown up in Delhi knows it's horrible.
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For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
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I don't think I would do better books if I wrote full time. I write for amateurish reasons.
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I feel completely at home in the absurdities of India.
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I need to have some depth in my characters. That's why they are all Bengalis. I can't imagine writing a…
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It's a huge headache - the more money you have, the more hassles. I find money very uncomfortable.
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People should have literary and cultural taste and should not bomb hotels.
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So much better to write pen on paper; you can do it anywhere, say, while stuck at the airport.
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The more languages you know, the less likely you are to become a terrorist.
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Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look…
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Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot…
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Amidst one's daily clutter, one doesn't usually reflect on the splendour of being free because - naturally - one has…
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