Feelin' guilty, feelin' scared, hidden cameras everywhere.
What a sense of possession, of confidence, it gave one to have pockets, to shove one's fists into them, as if in simply owning pockets one owned riches, owned independence.
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed.
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.
Isn't it strange how life won't flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then to let it jump forwards in a kind of flood?
My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.
India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.
It’s what you do that counts, not what you consider doing.
Oh, for Christ's sake,' I hear. 'Can we please just try to have a good time?' This is like ordering someone to find you attractive, and it doesn't work. I've tried it.
A manifesto, a diary, a crumpled suicide note, and a still relevant love letter.