I am shamelessly biased about the people in my life, and it makes sense to me that other people are the same. Akhil Sharma biaslifemake Change image and share on social
'Family Life' is a blueprint of my life. It was horrible and physically gruesome in a way the book doesn't attempt to capture. It was emotionally very bleak. Akhil Sharma attemptbleakblueprint Change image and share on social
I had written a book. For various reasons, the publishing industry had decided that my book was going to be 'important.' The novel had taken me 12-and-a-half years to write, and after being with the book for so long, I had no real perspective on the merits or demerits of what I had written. I hoped it was good, but feared that it wasn't. Akhil Sharma bookdecidedemerit share on social
I think one can be more honest in fiction than in a memoir. Akhil Sharma fictionhonestmemoir Change image and share on social
It's easy when you grow up in fear to act out of fear. I don't want to embrace that fear; I prefer to be kind. Akhil Sharma acteasyembrace Change image and share on social
When you read Chekhov, everything has an even gray tone. When you read 'Family Life', everything has an even white tone. It is almost like when you paint on paper, and you can see the paper through the paint. Akhil Sharma chekhovfamilygray share on social
We are often unaware of how much we love the people around us. This is true for everyone. We may think that we love certain people, but we don't know how profoundly we love them. Akhil Sharma lovepeopleprofoundly Change image and share on social
My wife is the most wonderful woman in the world, and my parents are the most extraordinary father and mother. Akhil Sharma extraordinaryfathermother Change image and share on social