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?
Anita DesaiI aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.
Anita DesaiPeople think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way.
Anita DesaiSomeone 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.
Anita Desai