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R. K. Narayan Quotes

1906–2001 India

R. K.

India
Novelists
Short story writers

Also known as: R.K. Narayan, Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami

Random R. K. Narayan quote

10 quotes

Life is about making right things and going on .

Malgudi Days (1943)

The unbeaten brat will remain unlearned.

The Guide (1958)

Certain things acquired an evil complexion if phrased , but remained harmless in the mind

The Vendor Of Sweets (1967)

I have no idea of the extent of this zoo. I know only my corner and whatever passes before me.

A Tiger for Malgudi (1982)

Society presses upon us all the time. The progress of the last half century is the progress of the frog out of his well.

Past is gone , present is going and tomorrow is day after tomorrow's yesterday . So why worry about anything ? God is in all this .

The Painter Of Signs (1977)

This is my child . I planted it . I saw it grow . I loved it . Don't cut it down .

Malgudi Days (1943)

Death and it's associates, after the initial shock produce callousness.
---By R.K.Narayan.

We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts.
---By R.K.Narayan.

You become writer by writing . It is a yoga .
--- By R.K.Narayan.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: R. K. Narayan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.