Mythology is a set of primitive lies that people rarely believe. This is rather different from history, which is a set of lies that people actually believe.
From Ashwin Sanghi
I was always taught that book keeping was more relevant than book reading. The only thing worth reading was meant to be a balance sheet.
J. K. Rowling's first 'Harry Potter' manuscript was rejected 12 times. Stephen King's 'Carrie' was rejected 30 times. 'Gone With The Wind' was rejected 38 times. I was immensely proud to have beaten them all.
There is one person who can help solve 'writer's block'. His name is Mr. Johnnie Walker.
Combine two words, Myth and History. What do you get? Mystery.
Mythology does not interest me. Nor does history. But the possible overlap between history and mythology excites me immensely.
Mythology is like a game of Chinese Whispers. What goes in at one end of the human circle is rarely what emerges at the other end.
Physicists explain creation by telling us that the universe began with the Big Bang, an intense energy singularity that continued expanding. But who created the singularity?
I don't want to be remembered as a writer. I would rather be remembered as a storyteller.
In Kolkata is a temple where the deity worshipped is Amitabh Bachchan. The daily aarti is performed to the chanting of the Amitabh Chaleesa. And people still ask, 'Could our mythological heroes be based on actual people who once lived?'
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