Author Profile
Ruskin Bond
1934 • Indian • Author
61
Total Quotes
Collected Meditations
Showing 61 quotesWhenever I run out of people to write about, I cook up a few ghosts, or they appear before me.— Ruskin Bond
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.— Ruskin Bond
I have always discouraged young writers from self-publishing, by which I mean going to a vanity publisher and spending your hard earned savings - say, some two-three lakhs - and getting your book printed. It's not published; it's printed!— Ruskin Bond
Small places intrigue me. Whenever I tried moving to a larger city, I ran back to the hills.— Ruskin Bond
Children haven't changed - the world around them has. Their basic natures haven't changed. They like ice creams. They like to have fun, play games if they get space.— Ruskin Bond
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.— Ruskin Bond