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Anita Desai Quotes

India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country Picture Quote #1

Many characters in the novel are representative of types that exist in India. He represents the caste system in India with an air of superiority, the caste system in India and the people thinking that western things are better Picture Quote #1

The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past Picture Quote #1

...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can risk being Picture Quote #1

When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I’m half way through the book, I’m already thinking about the ending Picture Quote #1

Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow Picture Quote #1

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The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still Picture Quote #1

Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up my mind that this was what I love to do best and this was the world I was going to occupy Picture Quote #1

I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth Picture Quote #1

I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges Picture Quote #1

My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly Picture Quote #1

Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed Picture Quote #1

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Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation to write the next book Picture Quote #1

... the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can risk being Picture Quote #1

When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I’m half way through the book, I’m already thinking about the ending Picture Quote #1

Isn’t it strange how life won’t flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then to let it jump forwards in a kind of flood? Picture Quote #1

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India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country (Anita Desai Quotes) Many characters in the novel are representative of types that exist in India. He represents the caste system in India with an air of superiority, the caste system in India and the people thinking that western things are better (Anita Desai Quotes) The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past (Anita Desai Quotes) ...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can risk being. (Anita Desai Quotes) When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I’m half way through the book, I’m already thinking about the ending. (Anita Desai Quotes) Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow (Anita Desai Quotes) The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still (Anita Desai Quotes) Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up my mind that this was what I love to do best and this was the world I was going to occupy (Anita Desai Quotes) I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth (Anita Desai Quotes) I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges (Anita Desai Quotes) My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly (Anita Desai Quotes) Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed (Anita Desai Quotes) Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation to write the next book (Anita Desai Quotes) ... the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can risk being (Anita Desai Quotes) When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I’m half way through the book, I’m already thinking about the ending (Anita Desai Quotes) Isn’t it strange how life won’t flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then to let it jump forwards in a kind of flood? (Anita Desai Quotes)