269 Quotes by Ruskin Bond

I use a ball pen because fountain pens are clumsy, and I get ink all over my fingers by the time I finish with it.

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.

Occasionally, I have written about stories related to crime, but I have never attempted a traditional detective story. So I want to write a true detective story.

The Nehru years were rather very peaceful years. A lot happened in those years: dams were built, five-year plans were made, Chandigarh was built in front of my eyes. Those were the years I grew up in.

I am a compulsive writer.

I have been apolitical all my life.

I've noticed people in India have developed a habit of hugging around people. I don't understand it now. I wanted to be hugged when I was young. Now, if someone wants to hug me, I feel only claustrophobic.

I suppose in the long run, it's the good work that outlasts the shoddy work, but there's enough room for all kinds of writing.

As you grow older, life seems funnier.