“Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write po...” — Vikram Seth Quote

“Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something.”

“God save us from people who mean well.”

“You can't blame her,' said Amit. 'After a life so full of tragedy anyone would become hard.'”

“Every object, every being,”

“A reader takes poetry deep within him or her by accommodating it within his/her range of consciousness. So there is a possibility that the poems are received and understood differently when they enter into readers’ sphere.”

“Interior of the hand. Sole that has come to walk”