I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance. Vikram Seth allergicintolerancereligious Change image and share on social
The trick to being a novelist is to act like an iceberg. Make it seem as if you're displaying only one-tenth of what you know, and the other nine-tenths isn't visible and never mind if that part is pure styrofoam! Vikram Seth actdisplayiceberg share on social
Revision has its own peculiar pleasures and its own peculiar frustrations. The ground rules are already established; the characters already exist. You don't have to bring the characters to life, but you do have to make them more convincing. Vikram Seth bringcharacterconvince 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 don't think people give Indian society enough credit. We may not like to talk much about things but we do, basically, want to live and let live. Vikram Seth basicallycreditgive 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
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
Good music is good music, but it has to be good. Vikram Seth goodmusic Change image and share on social
As for what I listen to after writing, it could be anything - but I've noticed that if the current book contains music from one tradition, it is music from another tradition that most relaxes me. Vikram Seth bookcurrenthave Change image and share on social
I'm not sure anyone can understand a whole life, even their own. Vikram Seth lifeunderstand Change image and share on social
