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

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Librettist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Calcutta
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Happiness
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Dear though the reader might be, I'd be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.
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Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.
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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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I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance.
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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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I need my natural laziness to be counteracted by obsession in order to do anything.
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In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I've remained an Indian.
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