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
One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal. V. S. Naipaul makesituationthing Change image and share on social
There are two ways of talking. One is the easy way, where you talk lightly, and the other one is the considered way. The considered way is what I have put my name to. V. S. Naipaul considereasylightly Change image and share on social
It's very attractive to people to be a victim. Instead of having to think out the whole situation, about history and your group and what you are doing... if you begin from the point of view of being a victim, you've got it half-made. I mean intellectually. V. S. Naipaul attractivebegingroup share on social
Judgment is contained in the act of trying to understand. V. S. Naipaul actcontainjudgment Change image and share on social
The ancillary aspect of every British city now is the council estate. V. S. Naipaul ancillaryaspectbritish Change image and share on social
The biography of a writer - or even the autobiography - will always have this incompleteness. V. S. Naipaul autobiographybiographyincompleteness Change image and share on social