I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world. V. S. Naipaul bigentergrow Change image and share on social
If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account. V. S. Naipaul accountnarrativesit Change image and share on social
I'm thought to be a tough writer, but I'm really a softie. V. S. Naipaul softiethinktough Change image and share on social
The world outside existed in a kind of darkness; and we inquired about nothing. V. S. Naipaul darknessexistinquire Change image and share on social
Some writers can only deal with childhood experience, because it's complete. For another kind of writer, life goes on, and he's able to keep processing that as well. V. S. Naipaul childhoodcompletedeal Change image and share on social
At school I had only admirers; I had no friends. V. S. Naipaul admirerfriendschool 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
Judgment is contained in the act of trying to understand. V. S. Naipaul actcontainjudgment 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
