Ruskin Bond Quotes

Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.

and when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.

It's courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.

It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

I have come to believe that the best kind of walk, or journey, is the one in which you have no particular destination when you set out.

The more you write, the better you will write! So - keep at it!

But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer.

The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.

I am a storyteller from a personal viewpoint. When I run out of people I invent ghosts. I don't believe in ghosts. Never saw one.

I write a story in my head. I see the story like a movie.

To return to my own trees, I went among them often, acknowledging their presence with a touch of my hand against their trunks.

There is money to be made in the market place, but under the cherry tree there is rest.

There are two kinds of authors - subjective and objective. Introverts are more inward looking.

Yes, I'd love to have a garden of my own--spacious, and full of everything that is fragrant and flowering. But if I don't succeed, never mind--I've still got the dream.

Readers want more of the same from you. So stick to one genre.

I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy.

Happiness is an elusive state of mind not to be gained by clumsy pursuit.It is given to those who do not sue for it:to be unconcerned about a desired good is probably the only way to possess it.

I never break my journey at Deoli but i pass through as often as I can

Live long, my friend, be wise and strong. But do not from any man his song.

I watched a lot of movies. I was deeply influenced by movies.

I don't travel so much now, I get tired

I was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby.

When I write I just keep a waste paper basket handy in case I am experiencing a block.

When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I never wrote anything more than 250 pages.

For nature does things in good order: And birds and butterflies recognizeNo man-made border

...for everytime I see the sky I'm aware of belonging to the universe than to just one corner of the earth.

As a boy, reading was my religion. It helped me to discover my soul. Later, writing helped me to record its journey.

Happiness can be as elusive as a small fish darting away in a mountain stream.