I read a piece of writing and within a paragraph or two I know whether it is by a woman or not. V. S. Naipaul paragraphpieceread Change image and share on social
Home is, I suppose just a child's idea. A house at night, and a lamp in the house. A place to feel safe. V. S. Naipaul childfeelhome Change image and share on social
I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading. V. S. Naipaul kindpeopleread Change image and share on social
If you decide to move to another country and to live within its laws you don't express your disregard for the essence of the culture. It's a form of aggression. V. S. Naipaul aggressioncountryculture Change image and share on social
All the things that were read to me by my father were stories about things becoming all right. V. S. Naipaul fatherreadstory Change image and share on social
Making a book is such a big enterprise. V. S. Naipaul bigbookenterprise Change image and share on social
If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing. V. S. Naipaul oppressionsittalk Change image and share on social
Each book, intuitively sensed and, in the case of fiction, intuitively worked out, stands on what has gone before, and grows out of it. I feel that at any stage of my literary career it could have been said that the last book contained all the others. V. S. Naipaul bookcareercase share on social