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I think it’s possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

Vikram Seth

In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I’ve remained an Indian.
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Myself Nation Temptation
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
God save us from people who mean well.
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God People Protection
Of course, the greater one’s need, the greater one’s propensity to be mesmerized.
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Greatness Mesmerize Need
Put your backbone where your wishbone is.
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Dreams Inspirational Success Yourself
I am certainly not allergic to causes – particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance.
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Myself Reason Religious Subject Tolerance
Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.
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Boredom Strong Writing
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 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
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
And an equation is the same whether it’s written in red or green ink.
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Equation Ink Writing
You will get what you want but you must want it and not just wish it.
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Inspirational Motivational Yourself
Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person’s power. Be just to yourself.
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Happiness Person Place Power Thinking Yourself
God save us from people who mean well.
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God One Liner People Save
Fiction basically is a form of gossip where you want to enter other people’s lives, the lives of people you don’t know, and you want to know what’s going to happen to them.
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Fiction Gossip Live People Yourself
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

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