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Poetry, I think, intensifies the reader's experience. If it's a humorous facet of the story, poetry makes it more exuberant. If it's a sad facet, poetry can make it more poignant.
Vikram Seth
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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
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Calcutta
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And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was reading one of my books, and he clicked his tongue impatiently and shooed me off.
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I simply seem to drift. But I sort of allow the drift, because it has a kind of check - it forces me to work harder at what I'm interested in.
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I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
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I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.
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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.
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I rarely listen to music while writing. If I don't like it, it bothers me, and if I like it, it absorbs me so much I can't write.
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What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.
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