Vikram Seth Quotes

Everyone sort of sees his own life and times as being ephemeral. One thinks that everything good or important that happened, happened in the past. But I think that seeing scenes that you are used to, but with the heightening effects of poetry, perhaps makes you value your life and times more than you might otherwise do.

I just love music - by no stretch of the imagination am I professionally competent.

I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.

Is it not love that knows how to make smooth things rough and rough things smooth?

Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something.

Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.

Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person's power. Be just to yourself.

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

You can talk good ideas out of existence.

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

I think goodness is about how person behaves to person, and also person to world, to nature.

You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.