My grief is that the publishing world, the book writing world is an extraordinary shoddy, dirty, dingy world. V. S. Naipaul bookdingydirty 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
As a child I knew almost nothing, nothing beyond what I had picked up in my grandmother's house. All children, I suppose, come into the world like that, not knowing who they are. V. S. Naipaul childgrandmotherhouse Change image and share on social
An autobiography can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies: it reveals the writer totally. V. S. Naipaul autobiographydistortfact 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
My life is short. I can't listen to banality. V. S. Naipaul banalitylifelisten Change image and share on social
A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying. V. S. Naipaul civilizationdieworld Change image and share on social
I don't feel I can speak with authority for many other people. V. S. Naipaul authorityfeelpeople Change image and share on social
Whatever extra there is in me at any given moment isn't fully formed. I am hardly aware of it; it awaits the next book. It will - with luck - come to me during the actual writing, and it will take me by surprise. V. S. Naipaul actualawaitaware share on social
I profoundly feel that people are letting you down all the time. V. S. Naipaul feelletpeople Change image and share on social
