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Ruskin Bond

Profession : Author

Birth : May 19, 1934

I liked the old comic books, especially the funny ones like 'Popeye' and 'Beetle Bailey.'

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Occasionally, I have written about stories related to crime, but I have never attempted a traditional detective story. So I want to write a true detective story.

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The Nehru years were rather very peaceful years. A lot happened in those years: dams were built, five-year plans were made, Chandigarh was built in front of my eyes. Those were the years I grew up in.

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I've noticed people in India have developed a habit of hugging around people. I don't understand it now. I wanted to be hugged when I was young. Now, if someone wants to hug me, I feel only claustrophobic.

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I suppose in the long run, it's the good work that outlasts the shoddy work, but there's enough room for all kinds of writing.

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In my twenties, I wrote a lot of romantic stories in which I always lost the girl.

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It is okay to experiment with language. Writers such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf experimented with writing, but basically, one must have a familiarity with the language. And to have that, one must respect it.

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Unhappy and unsettled childhood helps in writing.

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Writing is the only thing I am good for.

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In India, not enough importance is given to writing for children. And what could be more important than the enrichment of young minds with great literature?

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Holidays can become tedious without something to read.

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I do all my thinking lying down.

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I enjoy the process of writing.

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If four or five days go by, and I haven't written anything, I feel incomplete.

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If you enjoy your journey as a writer, you will never find it difficult to write.

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I keep a big, fat dictionary with me while writing.

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I am not really a city person.

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