I am a storyteller from a personal viewpoint. When I run out of people I invent ghosts. I don't believe in ghosts. Never saw one. Ruskin Bond More Quotes by Ruskin Bond More Quotes From Ruskin Bond I enjoy writing personal essays in the way of Charles Lamb because it goes back to the school days when I was good in writing essays. Ruskin Bond goodschool-daysenjoyschool I am a sleepy fellow. I will take a nice long nap the first chance I get. Ruskin Bond i-amnicechancelong I used to consider myself a loner. Ruskin Bond considermyselflonerused I'm a pickle fiend. I like all kinds of pickles: garlic pickle, lemon pickle, mango pickle, jackfruit pickle, you name it. Ruskin Bond picklenamelikeyou Yes, I do seek solitude, but I am never lonely. Ruskin Bond i-amneversolitudelonely Respect the language in which you write. Be kind, develop good vocabulary, and be creative in writing beautiful sentences. Your prose should be your poetry when you write. Ruskin Bond goodyourespectbeautiful I had a bad habit of falling in love with any girl who was nice to me. Ruskin Bond menicegirllove I have been naturally inclined towards mountains, trees, flowers, and rivers. Ruskin Bond treesmountainsflowersrivers 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. Ruskin Bond finishpenfountaintime Holidays can become tedious without something to read. Ruskin Bond holidayswithoutbecomesomething The older you get, the lesser you are bothered by what others think. Ruskin Bond othersgetthinkyou Many people told me such convincing ghost stories that I felt that there really were ghosts, though I hadn't seen any. And though I still haven't seen a ghost, I feel that they are all around us; we are just not aware of them being there. Ruskin Bond ghostsfeelmepeople One has to be ambitious to start writing. Ruskin Bond startambitiouswriting I always look for a bookshop wherever I go. Ruskin Bond wherevergolookalways All my works over the years have been autobiographical in the sense they reflect some part of my life, although I have fictionalised them to an extent. Ruskin Bond reflectmy-lifesomelife Whenever I run out of people to write about, I cook up a few ghosts, or they appear before me. Ruskin Bond ghostsrunmepeople One of the very first ghost stories I read - and that was in a forest rest house, where it is a bit scarier - was by M.R. James. He is one of the pioneers of ghost stories. And the book was called 'Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary.' Ruskin Bond forestresthousebook My desk is right next to my bed. So I sit on my bed. I write in a big notebook which is on the desk. And if I feel drowsy, I just have to slide into bed. Ruskin Bond sitfeelbigbed I wouldn't want a film to be made on my life, because I suppose I would only want them to show all the good things about me and hide the awful things, and that wouldn't be a very honest biopic, no? Ruskin Bond my-lifegoodmelife 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. Ruskin Bond plantsflowersmoneywindow
