V. S. Naipaul – Purpee Quotes

“I went to India and met some people who had been involved in this guerrilla business, middle-class people who were rather vain and foolish. There was no revolutionary grandeur to it. Nothing.”

— V. S. Naipaul

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Category: business
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Africa has no future.

Posted on May 10, 2015May 10, 2010 by admin

“Africa has no future.”

— V. S. Naipaul

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Category: future
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The writer is all alone.

Posted on April 8, 2015April 8, 2010 by admin

“The writer is all alone.”

— V. S. Naipaul

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It is important not to trust people

Posted on September 30, 2014September 30, 2009 by admin

“It is important not to trust people too much.”

— V. S. Naipaul

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Category: trust
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When I learnt to write I became

Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2009 by admin

“When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.”

— V. S. Naipaul

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Category: strength
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One must always try to see the

Posted on July 5, 2013July 5, 2008 by admin

“One must always try to see the truth of a situation – it makes things universal.”

— V. S. Naipaul

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Category: truth
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The reason is that they define how

Posted on April 19, 2012April 19, 2007 by admin

“The reason is that they define how I have gone about my business. I have trusted to intuition. I did it at the beginning. I do it even now. I have no idea how things might turn out, where in my writing I might go next.”

— V. S. Naipaul

Author: V. S. Naipaul
Category: business
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