Writing about what happened to my brother and to my family was awful. It was hard to look back at how much suffering there was and at how certain bad situations were made worse by our decisions. Akhil Sharma awfulbackbad Change image and share on social
When someone gets a success, and we, too, have done good work and sometimes even better work than the person who has just triumphed, we wonder: 'Why did success pass me by?' Akhil Sharma goodpasperson Change image and share on social
I thought it was quite wonderful coming to America. I think immigration is a very difficult thing, but America is a very wonderful place. Akhil Sharma americacomedifficult Change image and share on social
I don't really revise. I tend to rewrite. Akhil Sharma reviserewritetend Change image and share on social
I think immigrants, when they're stressed, think that there's something wrong with America, when it's really just difficult to leave a country and all that you know. Akhil Sharma americacountrydifficult Change image and share on social
We are all human beings, immigrant or non-immigrant. We all feel fear. We all love and become confused when we don't act as well as we would like to. We all get depressed and have feelings of uselessness. All of these things are true and have always been true. Akhil Sharma actbeingconfuse share on social
Seven years into writing a novel, I started to lose my mind. My thirty-seventh birthday had just come and gone, the end of 2008 was approaching, and I was constantly aware of how little I had managed to accomplish. Akhil Sharma accomplishapproachaware share on social
During my breakdown, many things, tiny things I had not even registered before, had begun to torment me with guilt. I used to steal Splenda from Starbucks. I would go into a Starbucks whenever I needed the sweetener and would take a fistful of packets, even when I didn't buy a coffee. Akhil Sharma beginbreakdownbuy share on social
I think that books are fundamentally educational. Akhil Sharma bookeducationalfundamentally Change image and share on social
