Those books of mine that are remunerative – I’m not talking about poetry here – take years to write, and I am never sure they’ll be successful. So writing is a risk in more senses than one. Vikram Seth Read Quote
The problem with too beautiful a view is that it’s alright for the mulling stage. But for the writing stage, you want to be somewhere without a view, especially if it is very different from what you’re writing. Vikram Seth Read Quote
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. Vikram Seth Read Quote
I don’t think anyone should be banned. If you don’t like a book, set it aside. Vikram Seth Read Quote
I’m actually a very lazy person. Most of the time, I’m happy to sit around and stare. Or watch bad TV soaps. It’s quite rare for me to get inspired by anything, but it could be something small. A view of the Serpentine. A snatch of music. Or a little shred of conversation overheard on a bus, such as, ‘You also will marry someone of my choice.’ Vikram Seth Read Quote
I am certainly not allergic to causes – particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance. Vikram Seth Read Quote
Of course, a law that is selectively used is in one aspect even worse than a law that is generally used because it puts a lot of power in individuals’ hands and makes government a rule, not of laws, but of people. Vikram Seth Read Quote
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. Vikram Seth Read Quote
I love speculating about solutions to problems in mathematics. I have no interest whatever in sudoku. But I do look at chess and bridge problems in newspapers. I find that relaxing. Vikram Seth Read Quote
