Fiction basically is a form of gossip where you want to enter other people's lives, the lives of people you don't know, and you want to know what's going to happen to them. Vikram Seth basicallyenterfiction Change image and 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
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
If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before. Vikram Seth compelshysimply 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
I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I'm not. I'm just obsessed with my work. Vikram Seth hermitlikeobsessreputation Change image and share on social
I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me. Vikram Seth choosepicksetting Change image and share on social
Those books of mine that are remunerative - I'm not talking about poetry here - take years to write, and I am never sure they'll be successful. So writing is a risk in more senses than one. Vikram Seth bookminepoetry Change image and share on social
I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well. Vikram Seth thinkworth 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
