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I don’t think anyone should be banned. If you don’t like a book, set it aside.

Vikram Seth

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
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
You will get what you want but you must want it and not just wish it.
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Inspirational Motivational Yourself
In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I’ve remained an Indian.
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Myself Nation Temptation
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 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
God save us from people who mean well.
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God One Liner People Save
The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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Inspirational Mindset 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
Dear though the reader might be, I’d be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.
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Myself Reading
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
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
Those books of mine that are remunerative – I’m not talking about poetry here – take years to write, and I am never sure they’ll be successful. So writing is a risk in more senses than one.
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Book Oneself Poetry Risk Success Talk Writing
I don’t pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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Choice Myself
I think it’s possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
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