Worry is like a rocking chair; it keeps you in motion but gets you nowhere

I don't care if my books don't sell abroad; we have a large enough market in our country. I write for Indian readers.

What I would not like is to be ignored. I write from the heart. I don't write for me. I write for my readers.

I work in a business environment forty hours a week, and writing is what I do to unwind. It allows me to transport myself to a happy place where I can indulge my hopes, beliefs, aspirations and fantasies. It also allows me to live and breathe a topic for eighteen months while I'm researching and writing.

Character is what you are. Reputation is what people think you are.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

I've always been fascinated by books. When I was young, my grandfather used to hand out a book - which would be anything from a biography to a classic - to me every week and ask me to write a piece on what I thought about it. On the other hand, my mother used to love reading thrillers and bestsellers.