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

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Librettist
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Calcutta
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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.
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God save us from people who mean well.
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I think goodness is about how person behaves to person, and also person to world, to nature.
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I often feel newspapers are just filling up space. Of course, I also know people who write really long books.
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