Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Kids who read are bright.
I write largely plot-driven stories.
You need to be the CEO of your own book.
I read almost everything that comes my way.
People take shortcuts to meet ends in MNCs.
Books should be both enlightening and entertaining.
In India, we don't read thrillers; we read authors.
You don't have to be a criminal to write about fraud!
I believe any fiction writer is inspired by real life.
Most MBA graduates are hungry for intellectual glamour.
I can write in my living room with my wife and kid around.
I cannot write in isolation. I write with people around me.
I am very adventurous with authors, but not very with genres.
I'm an executive director at a company which gives out retail loans.
I always felt that one needs to be remembered long after one has gone.
It is almost impossible to win back a reader's loyalty once it's gone.
To me, a good storyteller should be able to tell stories across genres.
Books marketing has moved from the review culture to a preview culture.
As authors, we know that it is very difficult to unleash one's creativity.
Writing in India will not dramatically change till we learn to value books.
I firmly believe that there is no better thriller writer than Harlan Coben.
The first draft is usually junk. You have to work on it seven to eight times.
I must say that books in India are not only underpriced but are also undervalued.
A writer must experiment with genres. Otherwise, it is a restriction on the craft.
When you write stories linking reality to a big storyline, people relate to it better.
I believe if you've written a book, you have to stand up and say, 'Guys, buy the book.'
With thrillers, I tend to concentrate on the research and pace more than the characters.
Writing with a film in mind - writing like a screenplay - is a sureshot recipe for disaster.
As long as youngsters learn the right things, it really doesn't matter where they learn it from.
After my first book, I figured that since it was successful, I wanted to continue things better.
There is some confusion in my mind whether to continue to write on banking or try newer pastures.
I am not a great fan of serious, heavy writing. I prefer simple, short sentences, light on prose.
I'm probably one of the few authors in this country who could very comfortably live off my writing.
I keep saying my books don't have superheroes. They have ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
If you are careful about the content and writing style, readers will not feel that you are in a hurry.
One can become drab, dull, and boring doing the same thing every day. Writing helps break the monotony.
When you write, you put your thoughts in the public space. You get both positive and negative feedback.
If there is one currency that helped Wikileaks take on the might of the U.S. Government, it was Bitcoins.
Most writers write from their own experiences. That is where the honesty and intensity of emotions come from.
I write about banking because it is something I'm familiar with. Also, I don't have to do much research on it.
A bookstore has thousands of titles to sell. You need to be the guy the store attendant recommends to the reader.
I have a day job where I make money and satisfy my self-esteem. Writing is for fun, and I want to keep it that way.
A misconception that exists in the eyes of the general reading population is that authors make truckloads of money.
The distribution might which Penguin brought to the table and the stature they gave me as an author is unparalleled.
With social media, one can target the audience and reach out to the segment in a very precise, cost-effective manner.
My understanding is that a book becomes a best seller only when it is pirated, sold on footpaths and at traffic lights.
Generally, people who crib about corporate politics are, more often than not, those who've played the game but lost it.
I would like to implore all the governments of the world to come together to form a protocol to regulate virtual currency.
A profession which is seen as intellectually glamorous is often the most misunderstood when it comes to the commerce involved.
Given my extensive background in foreign banks, writing about them came quite naturally to me. Thankfully, God has been kind to me.