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Vikram Seth

In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I’ve remained an Indian.
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Myself Nation Temptation
I want my books to sell, to be read. I’m not interested in being obscure.
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Book Interest Myself Reading
The past is the past, and he can’t make amends, only hope that the gain will outlast the damage.
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Change Damage Hope Past
I simply seem to drift. But I sort of allow the drift, because it has a kind of check – it forces me to work harder at what I’m interested in.
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Force Hard Interest Kind Myself Simplicity Work
Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person’s power. Be just to yourself.
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Happiness Kind Person Place Power Think Yourself
The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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Inspirational Mindset Yourself
I spent many years of my life as an economist and demographer. I was finally distracted by writing my novels and poetry. I’m enormously happy that was the case. I feel that with writing I have found my metier.
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Distract Economics Feeling Happiness Life Myself Novel Writing
For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.
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Discipline Obsession Substitute Writing
I think if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.
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Action Myself Thinking Worth
It’s not the gods But our own hearts We need to fear. The evil starts Against all odds Not there but here.
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Evil Fear God Heart Need Start
In life’s brief game to be a winner A man must have; oh yes, above All else, of course, someone to love.
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Game Life Love Man Winner
Revision has its own peculiar pleasures and its own peculiar frustrations. The ground rules are already established; the characters already exist. You don’t have to bring the characters to life, but you do have to make them more convincing.
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Character Establishment Existence Happiness Revision Yourself
You can talk good ideas out of existence.
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Existence Goodness Ideas Talk Yourself
You will get what you want but you must want it and not just wish it.
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Inspirational Motivational Yourself
I often feel newspapers are just filling up space. Of course, I also know people who write really long books.
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Book Feeling Media Myself News People Space Writing
In a painting, you can’t make out whether the artist painted the left eye before the right eye. In Chinese calligraphy, you can see the progression of the artist’s stroke.
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Artist Paint Progress See Yourself

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