V. S. Naipaul Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“There are certain things that are too painful for people to even write about sometimes, and there are certain things that are too hard to read about again.”

“Argentine political life is like the life of an ant community or an African forest tribe: full of events, full of crisis and deaths, but life is always cyclical, and the year ends as it begins.”

“One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.”

“If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing.”

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

“A cat only has itself.”

“Africa has no future.”

“Great writing can be done in biography, history, art.”

“I will say I am the sum of my books.”

“A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying.”