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
One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria. V. S. Naipaul comedydeephysteria Change image and share on social
I'm the kind of writer that people think other people are reading. V. S. Naipaul kindpeopleread Change image and share on social
In England people are very proud of being very stupid. V. S. Naipaul englandpeopleproud Change image and share on social
That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do. V. S. Naipaul easyelementjudge Change image and share on social
What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude. V. S. Naipaul attitudegeneralpast Change image and share on social