In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I've remained an Indian.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.

... if one is to rely on human judges, it is very important that they never admit to error.

One of the things that writers worry about is finding a voice. I don't think it's a thing that you find so much as it is something that comes to you, or that presents itself.

I would describe my spirituality as exactly the opposite of having a religious affiliation.

God, in the end, gives people what they most want, including freedom from himself. What could be more fair?

You will find that our enemies are our own kin. It is they who betray us. So learn this most important lesson-in the end, our worst enemy is ourselves

The present moment holds infinite riches beyond your wildest dreams.

A girl never can predict who might wander into her boudoir during a bubble bath.

I don’t see that her being cyborg is relevant.

I'm so poor I can't even pay attention.

The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.