105 Quotes by Gulzar

I clearly remember the pain of partition; the whole of Delhi was seeing the struggle of refugees. We stayed near Roshanara Bagh, and the whole city appeared like a refugee camp.

My country is India but my motherland remains Pakistan.

It's a common notion that if you like Tagore, then he must have had an influence on your life. While I like Tagore's poetry and his thoughts, he doesn't influence my work.

When I used to listen to the poets in other languages and the kind of appreciation they received, I wanted to be there on the dais and experience that myself.

In film lyrics, I avoid Persianised words because they are not widely understood.

I read books, physical books. I am comfortable with it, I can carry it. It is my habit.

Partition happened in my life but do you think I should be living in partition? I have seen it but as India has moved further and as a generation has moved further I am also moving further.

The voice of universe can be silenced but the voice of writers cannot be.

All day long I keep wishing, let partition be a past now. It should only remain a part of history.