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In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I’ve remained an Indian.

Vikram Seth

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
Good books get praised, bad books get praised. Good books get ignored, bad books get ignored.
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Book Goodness Ignorance Praise
I want my books to sell, to be read. I’m not interested in being obscure.
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Book Interest Myself Reading
I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.
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Future Material Nostalgia Time World
I don’t think anyone should be banned. If you don’t like a book, set it aside.
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Book Myself Thinking
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
You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.
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Imagination Myself Novel Poetry Writing
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
For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.
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Discipline Obsession Substitute 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
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
And an equation is the same whether it’s written in red or green ink.
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Equation Ink Writing
Man without life companion is either god or beast.
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God Life Man Partner
God save us from people who mean well.
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God People Protection
You will get what you want but you must want it and not just wish it.
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Inspirational Motivational Yourself
I tend to follow a scattershot approach to reading a lot of very diverse subjects interest me, and I’m quite happy to read stuff on any of them.
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Happiness Interest Myself Quite Subject

In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I’ve remained an Indian.

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