I get inspiration from a lot of things around me - nature, hills, people, and even insects.
Ghosts are all around us. Look for them, and you will find them.
I'm a pickle fiend. I like all kinds of pickles: garlic pickle, lemon pickle, mango pickle, jackfruit pickle, you name it.
I am a sleepy fellow. I will take a nice long nap the first chance I get.
You may not enjoy loneliness, because loneliness is sad. But solitude is something else; solitude is what you look forward to when you want to be alone, when you want to be with yourself. So, solitude is something we all need from time to time.
I use a ball pen because fountain pens are clumsy, and I get ink all over my fingers by the time I finish with it.
Many people told me such convincing ghost stories that I felt that there really were ghosts, though I hadn't seen any. And though I still haven't seen a ghost, I feel that they are all around us; we are just not aware of them being there.
I can't live in a room without a window.
I like flowers. In my next life, maybe I can be a gardener.
My first, 'Room on the Roof,' was the longest book I've written.
I wrote 'Time Stops at Shamli' in 1956, shortly after 'The Room on the Roof' was published, and I couldn't find anyone to publish it.
If I set out to write 'War And Peace' or 'A Suitable Boy,' I'd be miserable.
Yes, I do seek solitude, but I am never lonely.
I had a bad habit of falling in love with any girl who was nice to me.
I was a bookworm in school, and in those days it was easy to get books. Bigger cities had book shops.
Solitude helps you reflect.
Sometimes good stories are created while documenting dreams.
I have been apolitical all my life.
I used to consider myself a loner.
I keep a journal, like many writers do. It helps in writing a story, as you can use an incident from the journal and put in your story.
