Vikram Chandra (novelist) Quotes

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Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.' 'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.' 'When are we happy?' 'When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.' 'What is regret?' 'To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.' 'What is sorrow?' 'To long for the past.' 'What is the highest pleasure?' 'To hear a good story.

Vikram Chandra

Vikram Chandra

Vikram Chandra

Born: July 23, 1961 (age 63)

Bio: Vikram Chandra is an Indian-American writer. His first novel, Red Earth and Pouring Rain, won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book.

Known for:

Sacred Games (2006)
Love and longing in Bombay (1997)
Red Earth and Pouring Rain (1987)

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