Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.

Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart.

The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.

...a rainy day ceases to have meaning for a person who has lived in the open under a monsoon cloud most of his life.

That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others

Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.

Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives

I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk.

I did not go to any creative writing workshop; I did not major in literature. If I can write, anyone can write. All it needs is imagination.

I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the Hindustan Times.

A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre.

She headed for a wide flat rock on the creek's bank, her posture still demanding 'no trespassing' but no longer 'trespassers will be shot.

There might be false starts and do-overs. You are entitled to experiment before you find your calling.

Don't save up love like you're trying to retire on it; give it away like you're made of it.

I always say to women, 'Take advantage of the fact that you're in the minority, don't see it as a disadvantage. You're that much more unique when there's fewer of you.

I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere.

My Lovatics, thank you so much, Im so honored. You guys are such an incredible force and an amazing army.

Sold my soul long ago, nothing left to choose. I will follow Satan. Dancing in the dark.

Marriage is a civic matter. It is really not, together with all its circumstances, the business of the church.

Great teams are not made up of many well-rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players, each having their own strengths.

The result of your fifty or sixty years of religious reading in the four words: 'Be just and good,' is that in which all our enquiries must end.