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Khushwant Singh Quotes

1915–2014 India

Khushwant Singh {Punjabi: ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ, IPA: [xʊʃʋən̪t̪ sɪ́ŋɡ]} (born 2 February 1915 - March 20, 2014)) was a prominent Indian novelist and journalist. Singh's weekly column, "With Malice towards One and All", carried by several Indian newspapers, was among the most widely-read columns in the country.

India
Novelists

Also known as: Khuswant Singh

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No, love is an ephemeral and illusive concept, it doesn't last; lust lasts.

Why not all three? I have worked hard on each (stated with pride and an endearing smile).

I have to teach myself to do nothing. In the last phase of a man's life, according to the Hindu tradition, you're meant to be a forest dweller.

I think humour can be a very lethal weapon.You make somebody a laughing stock and you kill him. But most journalists don't do it. They get angry, which doesn't serve the purpose.

I write what I believe in and don't care a damn about the consequences.

I couldn't give a damn, [he said]. Writing is where I succeeded. I was a flop in everything else.

I am trying hardest to see no one, because I find it tiresome. I have people descending on me and flattering me. I fall for flattery.

I've always been indifferent to dressing. Amita Malik got it right when she put me among the worst dressed men in India. But yes, I am a born joker.

My mind is no dirtier than most men's. I am honest and I say it. Fantasising is a common phenomenon and there's no censorship here.

This is one of those things - a contradiction. It was an emotional issue for me. I was born and raised in a Sikh family. I still keep my beard and turban and identify myself with the Sikh community.

But when she curbed the freedom of press during the emergency, I withdrew my support. Indira Gandhi had the habit of snubbing whoever opposed her. She was waiting for a chance to snub me. I never gave her the chance as I never met her after that.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Khushwant Singh (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.