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Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
Born: May 19, 1934
Am Books Good Me Writing You
Related authors: Amish Tripathi Ashwin Sanghi Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Devdutt Pattanaik Jaggi Vasudev Ravi Subramanian Shiv Khera
Ghosts are all around us. Look for them, and you will find them. Ruskin Bond
You Will Ghosts Find All-Around Look Around Them Us
I am a sleepy fellow. I will take a nice long nap the first chance I get. Ruskin Bond
Will Long First Nice Sleepy Take Fellow Nap Am Get Chance
I have been naturally inclined towards mountains, trees, flowers, and rivers. Ruskin Bond
Mountains Trees Rivers Towards Been Naturally Inclined Flowers
The older you get, the lesser you are bothered by what others think. Ruskin Bond
You Older Think Others Bothered Get Lesser
Many people told me such convincing ghost stories that I felt that there really were ghosts, though I hadn't seen any. And though I still haven't seen a ghost, I feel that they are all around us; we are just not aware of them being there. Ruskin Bond
Me People Seen Ghost Ghost Stories Ghosts Though All-Around Feel Around Felt Still Were Any Just Being Stories Them Us Really Convincing Being There Many Aware
Whenever I run out of people to write about, I cook up a few ghosts, or they appear before me. Ruskin Bond
Me People Before Few Ghosts Out Run About Write Up Whenever Cook Appear
My desk is right next to my bed. So I sit on my bed. I write in a big notebook which is on the desk. And if I feel drowsy, I just have to slide into bed. Ruskin Bond
Big Sit Slide Write Feel Bed Just Which Notebook Next Right Desk
I wouldn't want a film to be made on my life, because I suppose I would only want them to show all the good things about me and hide the awful things, and that wouldn't be a very honest biopic, no? Ruskin Bond
Life Good Me Good Things Hide Made My Life Would About Only Suppose Because Very Want Them Show Film Awful Things Honest
I've lived in small rooms, flats, growing plants in pots on window sills. I'd have liked to have had a full-fledged garden with all kinds of flowers and plants. I've never had enough money to buy a big enough garden space. Ruskin Bond
Buy Garden Money Space Plants Big Enough Enough Money Kinds Window Small Pots Never Had Had Enough Liked Big Enough Flats Rooms Growing Lived Flowers
Small places intrigue me. Whenever I tried moving to a larger city, I ran back to the hills. Ruskin Bond
Me Back Ran Intrigue Tried City Small Hills Whenever Places Moving Larger
My first, 'Room on the Roof,' was the longest book I've written. Ruskin Bond
Book Roof First Written Longest Room
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
Book Discouraged Young Earned Savings Spending Say Vanity Some Writers Printed Always Getting Going Which Mean Young Writers Your Hard Published Publisher
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
You Writing Writers Put Journal Like Story Use Your Incident Many Helps Keep
I have no real regrets. Ruskin Bond
Real Regrets
I like flowers. In my next life, maybe I can be a gardener. Ruskin Bond
Life Like Maybe Next Next Life Gardener Flowers
The ghost story is a popular genre of mine and is particularly adaptable to the visual media. Ruskin Bond
Mine Ghost Visual Particularly Genre Story Popular Media Adaptable
For the film 'Saat Khoon Maaf,' which was adapted from my story 'Susanna's Seven Husbands,' I did collaborate on the screenplay. I even took a small role in the film, of a priest. Ruskin Bond
Took Collaborate Seven Husbands Small Priest Role Did Screenplay Story Which Even Film Adapted
It's nice to have awards from time to time. There was a time when I had to make a living from my writing, and it wasn't always easy. I value awards a lot - and more so if there is a little cash with them! Ruskin Bond
Time Writing Value Nice Living Easy Cash More Had Make Always Lot From Time To Time Little Them Awards
As a schoolboy, I loved Charles Dickens. His 'David Copperfield' has had the strongest influence on me - I looked up to David Copperfield as a role model. Ruskin Bond
Me Charles Charles Dickens Strongest David Had Schoolboy Looked His Dickens Up Model Role Role Model Influence Loved
Films and books have been intertwined as far as my growing up is concerned. Ruskin Bond
Films Intertwined Books Concerned Been Up As Far As Far Growing Growing Up
I don't overwork - a couple of hours a day is fine for me. Ruskin Bond
Day Me Fine Hours Couple Overwork
I used to type, but now, typing or working with a computer, I get a stiff neck. So I prefer writing longhand. Ruskin Bond
Writing Type Typing Computer Longhand Stiff Get Prefer Working Used Now Neck
I won't usually just sit down to write. I'd have done it in my head already. I visualise a story just like a film strip running in my head. I guess that is also a reason why my books have such a visual element to them. And it's what I tell young writers: plan your story ahead. Ruskin Bond
Sit Young Down Guess Books Strip Tell Visual Running Visualise Write Writers Head Like Also Done Just Story Them Young Writers Plan Your Reason Element Film Why
From the age of 17 through my 20s, I was living on my own, so sometimes I wouldn't even tell anybody it was my birthday. It was not a big thing for me. Ruskin Bond
Birthday Me Age Sometimes Big Own Living Tell My Own Through Anybody Big Thing Even Thing
I'm not very good at writing fantasy or even reading it. Ruskin Bond
Good Writing Reading Very Fantasy Even
Jokes apart, I, like many other, am looking for strong and stable government. I don't want any chaotic political situation where the elected government is being toppled frequently. Ruskin Bond
Government Jokes Strong Political Looking Situation Other Chaotic Like Frequently Am Political Situation Any Stable Being Where Want Apart Elected Many
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