269 Quotes by Ruskin Bond

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    I am a sleepy fellow. I will take a nice long nap the first chance I get.

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    I wrote 'Time Stops at Shamli' in 1956, shortly after 'The Room on the Roof' was published, and I couldn't find anyone to publish it.

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    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.

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    If I set out to write 'War And Peace' or 'A Suitable Boy,' I'd be miserable.

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    Change has to come. It's not always what you'd like. It's what other people like.

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    I'm a pickle fiend. I like all kinds of pickles: garlic pickle, lemon pickle, mango pickle, jackfruit pickle, you name it.

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    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.

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    I think every writer wants future generations to read what he has written.

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