Writers have been in terrible situations and have yet managed to produce extraordinary work.

The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.

I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.

There is no such thing as perfect security, only varying levels of insecurity.

I didn't become a writer to write about me.

All art began as sacred art, you know? I mean, all painting began as religious painting. All writing began as religious writing.

Between the adored and the adorer falls the shadow.