Upamanyu Chatterjee Quotes

Indian - Public | 1959 -

It's a huge headache - the more money you have, the more hassles. I find money very uncomfortable.

Upamanyu Chatterjee

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Amidst one's daily clutter, one doesn't usually reflect on the splendour of being free because - naturally - one has to get on with the business of living.

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Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really mean anything to me. If a lot of money came my way, I'm certainly not going to say no. But it hasn't come my way as yet, and I'm not heartbroken.

Upamanyu Chatterjee

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People should have literary and cultural taste and should not bomb hotels.

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The more languages you know, the less likely you are to become a terrorist.

Upamanyu Chatterjee

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So much better to write pen on paper; you can do it anywhere, say, while stuck at the airport.

Upamanyu Chatterjee

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Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make of it.

Upamanyu Chatterjee

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For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.

Upamanyu Chatterjee

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I need to have some depth in my characters. That's why they are all Bengalis. I can't imagine writing a book with someone called Saxena as the hero.

Upamanyu Chatterjee

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I don't think I would do better books if I wrote full time. I write for amateurish reasons.

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I feel completely at home in the absurdities of India.

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Anyone who has grown up in Delhi knows it's horrible.

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