Anita Desai

I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges. Anita Desai

Connection Story

Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed. Anita Desai

Day Effort Every Day

Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation to write the next book. Anita Desai

Disappointment Feeling Motivation

India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country. Anita Desai

Country History Matter

When I was very young, I used to share much of what I wrote with my family, but as I got older and more self-conscious, it became a much more private process. Anita Desai

Family Much Process

I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth. Anita Desai

Aim Avoid Fantasy