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I don’t pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.

Vikram Seth

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens – not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens – should talk about things that matter to them.
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Citizenship Important Myself Talk Thinking Writing
It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.
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Beyond Excitement Intrigue Live Present Time
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
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
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
You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.
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Imagination Myself Novel Poetry 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
Of course, the greater one’s need, the greater one’s propensity to be mesmerized.
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Greatness Mesmerize Need
You get your inspiration – suggestions – wherever you have to, even from your mother.
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Inspirational Mom Yourself
The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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Inspirational Mindset Yourself
Dear though the reader might be, I’d be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.
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Myself Reading
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 think goodness is about how person behaves to person, and also person to world, to nature.
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Goodness Myself Nature Person Thinking World
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
I don’t pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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Choice Myself
I am certainly not allergic to causes – particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance.
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Myself Reason Religious Subject Tolerance

I don’t pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.

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