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You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Librettist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Calcutta
Novel
Imagine
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Poetry

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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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Everyone sort of sees his own life and times as being ephemeral. One thinks that everything good or important that happened, happened in the past. But I think that seeing scenes that you are used to, but with the heightening effects of poetry, perhaps makes you value your life and times more than you might otherwise do.
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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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What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.
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The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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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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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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