Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something. Vikram Seth bankconveydecide Change image and share on social
I don't want to talk too much about the nitty-gritty of writing. It's rather like a pressure cooker with a certain amount of pressure in it - the more you let out, the less you cook. Vikram Seth amountcookcooker Change image and share on social
Poetry, I think, intensifies the reader's experience. If it's a humorous facet of the story, poetry makes it more exuberant. If it's a sad facet, poetry can make it more poignant. Vikram Seth experienceexuberantfacet Change image and share on social
Basically, my mother couldn't hold a tune and when I was a baby, a rather tactless baby, I would ask her not to sing... you can't get to sleep if someone is singing off key nearby. Vikram Seth babybasicallyhold Change image and share on social
So many Indian novels, quite unfairly, do not get the prominence they should because they have been written in a language other than English. Vikram Seth englishindianlanguage Change image and share on social
I think goodness is about how person behaves to person, and also person to world, to nature. Vikram Seth behavegoodnessnature Change image and share on social
I rarely listen to music while writing. If I don't like it, it bothers me, and if I like it, it absorbs me so much I can't write. Vikram Seth absorbbotherlisten Change image and share on social
It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing. Vikram Seth excitintriguelive Change image and share on social
I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance. Vikram Seth allergicintolerancereligious Change image and share on social
After 'A Suitable Boy,' I didn't write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: 'I ought to start writing.' But I can never force myself to write. Vikram Seth boyforceshort Change image and share on social