Pankaj Mishra (#iampm) Quote

He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age.

It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.

Use the wings of the flying Universe, Dream with open eyes; See in darkness.

There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.

Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life.

I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.

Some writers write to forget. Some forget to write.

To write good poems is the secret of brevity.

She might not have read many books. But when she reads a book, she swallows the very words. If you open the books on her shelves, you will find that the front and back covers encase white pages.

Cliches are the viruses that infect your writing with diseases.