“I want my books to sell, to be read. I'm not interested in being obscu...” — Vikram Seth Quote

I want my books to sell, to be read. I'm not interested in being obscure.

I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I'm not. I'm just obsessed with my work.

Poetry, I think, intensifies the reader's experience. If it's a humorous facet of the story, poetry makes it more exuberant. If it's a sad facet, poetry can make it more poignant.

Those books of mine that are remunerative - I'm not talking about poetry here - take years to write, and I am never sure they'll be successful. So writing is a risk in more senses than one.

Everyone sort of sees his own life and times as being ephemeral. One thinks that everything good or important that happened, happened in the past. But I think that seeing scenes that you are used to, but with the heightening effects of poetry, perhaps makes you value your life and times more than you might otherwise do.

I am not interested in anyone and will let my mother decide about my marriage.

I'm not interested in the idea of celebrity.

People would say, Can we develop a sitcom around you? and I would say, Not interested. I'm very happy doing standup and writing and taking my kids to school.

I'm not interested in a persona.

I'm interested in God. I'm not interested in religion for religion's sake.