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The past is the past, and he can’t make amends, only hope that the gain will outlast the damage.

Vikram Seth

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
Put your backbone where your wishbone is.
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Dreams Inspirational Success Yourself
I think it’s possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
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Business Inspirational Myself Possible Talent Thinking Tree
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
You get your inspiration – suggestions – wherever you have to, even from your mother.
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Inspirational Mom Yourself
And an equation is the same whether it’s written in red or green ink.
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Equation Ink Writing
Is it not love that knows how to make smooth things rough and rough things smooth?
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Love Philosophy Rough
You have to learn a few things, which you do along the way, but basically, poetry is a matter of the ear. Iambic pentameters or what constitutes a stanza comes naturally – your ears will know.
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Learning Natural Poetry Way Yourself
Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person’s power. Be just to yourself.
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Happiness Person Place Power Thinking Yourself
You can talk good ideas out of existence.
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Existence Goodness Ideas Talk Yourself
Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.
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Boredom Strong Writing
Don’t put things off till it’s too late. You are the DJ of your fate.
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Fate Late Time Yourself
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
The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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Inspirational Mindset Yourself
All you who sleep tonight Far from the ones you love, No hand to left or right, An emptiness above– Know that you aren’t alone. The whole world shares your tears, Some for two nights or one, And some for all your years.
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Hands Love Night Oneself Right Sleep Tears Yourself
God save us from people who mean well.
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God People Protection

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