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"A writer uses a pen instead of a scalpel or blow torch."
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"There are poets,there are philosophers, there are spiritualists and me. I try to foot the bill of these mighty three."
"Hunger is a wayOf standing outside windowsThe entering takes away."
"Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless."
"When your speaking style is clear, confident, and concise, your listeners will perceive you as such."
"Colour me with you're intentions."
"Her voice was caught in the shell of my ear, as if it were the ocean."
"How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn't pull the trigger?"
"A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth."
"What we say has conversational value, what we do has true value for life."
"If you can weep with your words, the meaning of your heart can be written forever."
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"You want to suggest something new, but at the same time, resolve the drama of the action in the novel."
"I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries."
"That's Anil's path. She grows up in Sri Lanka, goes and gets educated abroad, and through fate or chance gets brought back by the Human Rights Commission to investigate war crimes."
"It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the darkness, beyond where you're writing."
"The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Meander if you want to get to town."
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