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Man without life companion is either god or beast.

Vikram Seth

In a painting, you can’t make out whether the artist painted the left eye before the right eye. In Chinese calligraphy, you can see the progression of the artist’s stroke.
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Artist Paint Progress See Yourself
Of course, the greater one’s need, the greater one’s propensity to be mesmerized.
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Greatness Mesmerize Need
In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I’ve remained an Indian.
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Myself Nation Temptation
Quietly they moved down the calm and sacred river that had come down to earth so that its waters might flow over the ashes of those long dead, and that would continue to flow long after the human race had, through hatred and knowledge, burned itself out.
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Burn Calm Earth Flow Hate Human Knowledge Quiet Race River
Is it not love that knows how to make smooth things rough and rough things smooth?
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Love Philosophy Rough
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
For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.
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Discipline Obsession Substitute Writing
What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.
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Difference Let Go Life Love Myself Relationship
You get your inspiration – suggestions – wherever you have to, even from your mother.
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Inspirational Mom Yourself
So many Indian novels, quite unfairly, do not get the prominence they should because they have been written in a language other than English.
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English Language Novel Writing
And an equation is the same whether it’s written in red or green ink.
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Equation Ink Writing
There are plenty of good Indian writers in English, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a poster boy.
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Carry Feeling Goodness Man Writing
I want my books to sell, to be read. I’m not interested in being obscure.
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Book Interest Myself Reading
God save us from people who mean well.
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God One Liner People Save
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
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

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