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What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.

Vikram Seth

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 don’t think people give Indian society enough credit. We may not like to talk much about things but we do, basically, want to live and let live.
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Enough Live Myself People Talk Thinking
I’m not sure anyone can understand a whole life, even their own.
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Life Myself Understand
You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.
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Imagination Myself Novel Poetry 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
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
Put your backbone where your wishbone is.
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Dreams Inspirational Success Yourself
The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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Inspirational Mindset Yourself
I want my books to sell, to be read. I’m not interested in being obscure.
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Book Interest Myself Reading
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
In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I’ve remained an Indian.
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Myself Nation Temptation
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
My eyes close. I am here and not here. A waking nap? A flight to the end of the galaxy and perhaps a couple of billion light-years beyond?
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Beyond Couple End Eyes Light Wake Up
Every object strives for its proper place. A book seeks to be near its truest admirer. Just as this helpless moth seeks to be near the candle that infatuates him.
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Book Help Himself Object Place Proper Seek True
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
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

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