The first 50 years of the cinema were absolutely great years. Original minds were at work establishing the ways to tell a story. And what is happening now is a copying, a pastiche-ing of what was done by great men. V. S. Naipaul absolutelycinemacopy share on social
In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon. V. S. Naipaul curmudgeonreputation Change image and share on social
This is unusual for me. I have given readings and not lectures. I have told people who ask for lectures that I have no lecture to give. And that is true. V. S. Naipaul givelecturepeople Change image and share on social
Africa is not a fun place, you know. A fun place is somewhere that lifts the spirits, that cossets the senses. I don't think that can be said of the Africa I traveled in. V. S. Naipaul africacossetfun 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
All the details of the life and the quirks and the friendships can be laid out for us, but the mystery of the writing will remain. No amount of documentation, however fascinating, can take us there. V. S. Naipaul amountdetaildocumentation Change image and 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
Trinidad may seem complex, but to anyone who knows it, it is a simple, colonial, philistine society. V. S. Naipaul colonialcomplexphilistine Change image and share on social
