It is the simplest fact of Indian life: there are too many Indians.

Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits and marketing, and generally less congenial - but my day is the same: get out of bed, procrastinate, sit down at my desk, try to write something.

It is the simplest fact of Indian life: there are too many Indians.

If people are driving you around to look at animals, that's wonderful. That's educational, but it's not necessarily enlightening and you're not finding out much about yourself.

Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.

A person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place.

Travel is at its most rewarding when it ceases to be about your reaching a destination and becomes indistinguishable from living your life