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I need my natural laziness to be counteracted by obsession in order to do anything.

Vikram Seth

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
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
Man without life companion is either god or beast.
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God Life Man Partner
I want my books to sell, to be read. I’m not interested in being obscure.
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Book Interest Myself Reading
Good books get praised, bad books get praised. Good books get ignored, bad books get ignored.
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Book Goodness Ignorance Praise
In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I’ve remained an Indian.
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Myself Nation Temptation
And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was reading one of my books, and he clicked his tongue impatiently and shooed me off.
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Friendship Myself Patience Privacy Process Reading Room
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
Is it not love that knows how to make smooth things rough and rough things smooth?
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Love Philosophy Rough
And an equation is the same whether it’s written in red or green ink.
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Equation Ink Writing
Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.
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Boredom Strong Writing
You get your inspiration – suggestions – wherever you have to, even from your mother.
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Inspirational Mom 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
Poetry, I think, intensifies the reader’s experience. If it’s a humorous facet of the story, poetry makes it more exuberant. If it’s a sad facet, poetry can make it more poignant.
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Elegant Experience Face Poetry Reading Sad Story Thinking
I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I’m not. I’m just obsessed with my work.
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Myself Obesession Reputation Work
You will get what you want but you must want it and not just wish it.
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Inspirational Motivational Yourself

I need my natural laziness to be counteracted by obsession in order to do anything.

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