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Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Librettist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Calcutta
Wishbone
Wishbones
Backbone
Christianity
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I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I'm not. I'm just obsessed with my work.
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I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.
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You get your inspiration - suggestions - wherever you have to, even from your mother.
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