If a man begins writing at thirty, by the time he is fifty or sixty, the bulk of his work has been done. By the time he is eighty, he's got nothing more, you know? V. S. Naipaul beginbulkeighty Change image and share on social
We made no inquiries about India or about the families people had left behind. When our ways of thinking had changed, and we wished to know, it was too late. I know nothing of the people on my father's side; I know only that some of them came from Nepal. V. S. Naipaul changefamilyfather 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
Many writers tend to write summing-up books at the end of their lives. V. S. Naipaul bookendlive Change image and share on social
I always knew who I was and where I had come from. I was not looking for a home in other people's lands. V. S. Naipaul homeknowland Change image and share on social
The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it. V. S. Naipaul manplaceworld Change image and share on social
Great writing can be done in biography, history, art. V. S. Naipaul artbiographygreat Change image and share on social
I came to London. It had become the center of my world and I had worked hard to come to it. And I was lost. V. S. Naipaul centerhardlondon Change image and share on social
