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I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I’m not. I’m just obsessed with my work.

Vikram Seth

Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.
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Boredom Strong Writing
I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens – not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens – should talk about things that matter to them.
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Citizenship Important Myself Talk Thinking Writing
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
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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English Language Novel Writing
To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.
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Hard Time Heart Broken Life Love Yourself
You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.
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Imagination Myself Novel Poetry Writing
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
You get your inspiration – suggestions – wherever you have to, even from your mother.
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Inspirational Mom Yourself
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
I’m not sure anyone can understand a whole life, even their own.
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Life Myself Understand
I need my natural laziness to be counteracted by obsession in order to do anything.
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Lazy Myself Natural Need Obsession Order
For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.
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Discipline Obsession Substitute Writing
I don’t pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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Choice Myself
You will get what you want but you must want it and not just wish it.
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Inspirational Motivational Yourself
God save us from people who mean well.
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God People Protection
Music, such music, is a sufficient gift. Why ask for happiness; why hope not to grieve? It is enough, it is to be blessed enough, to live from day to day and to hear such music-not too much, or the soul could not sustain it-from time to time.
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Blessing Enough Gift Grief Happiness Hope Music Soul Time

I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I’m not. I’m just obsessed with my work.

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