Books are the ultimate way for writers to reach immortality.

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.

They probably do have an Asian Barbie.

It's much more difficult to work on a broad subject than on a specific one, because even if it's hard to find the information, if you look hard enough for something specific you will find it, and you will discover things that you wouldn't have thought of before.

Its a wonderful thing to see a segment of our population that is open and eager to learn more about Chinese culture. It has filtered into the mainstream. You see credit-card ads on TV with white couples and Chinese babies.

The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.

I have to finish this book tour of almost 30 cities.