269 Quotes by Ruskin Bond

In my twenties, I wrote a lot of romantic stories in which I always lost the girl.

Solitude helps you reflect.

It is okay to experiment with language. Writers such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf experimented with writing, but basically, one must have a familiarity with the language. And to have that, one must respect it.

In the '50s, '60s, '70s, before television became easily accessible, even the most well-known writers were not recognised. The writers remained mostly an anonymous lot then.

There was Uncle Ken of mine about whom I wrote a lot of stories. I can always write stories about uncles and aunts and distant relatives. They have to be distant, though; otherwise, you'll be in trouble.

I have been naturally inclined towards mountains, trees, flowers, and rivers.

Unhappy and unsettled childhood helps in writing.

It's amazing to dwell in the world of fantasy and fear.

My mother wanted me to join the Indian army, as the army was seen as a decent and respectable career to have. I shocked my mother by telling her that I wanted to be a writer.