The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

Dear though the reader might be, I'd be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.

I don't think people give Indian society enough credit. We may not like to talk much about things but we do, basically, want to live and let live.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.

In general, questions are fine; you can always seize upon the parts of them that interest you and concentrate on answering those. And one has to remember when answering questions that asking questions isn't easy either, and for someone who's quite shy to stand up in an audience to speak takes some courage.

In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I've remained an Indian.