Sudha Murty

“Most people share a yearning to be something bigger than them. Something they can be excited about and something that will challenge them to go beyond being average.”

“I am a creative person and watching a movie is like writing a story. So when I see a movie, I also see the editing, the music, the camera angles, etc.”

“When something comes to my mind, I finish a book within 15-20 days.”

“It was March 1974, I was in my MTech final year when I came across a notice which stated - Telco requires bright, young engineers at a salary of Rs 1,500. This was big money at that time. But that notice followed with a line that said lady students need not apply. I was agitated!”

“I would arrive in college at 8:30 A. M. and go back home at noon to go to the toilet. Then I would return again.”

“My novels are always in Kannada because I express myself better in Kannada.”

“For me, the test of a good office is how clean its toilets are.”

“I was a very naughty kid, who'd say 'I'd write tomorrow.'”

“I came from a middle-class family. My father was a professor in a medical college, and my mother was a schoolteacher. We led a good life but we did not have much money.”

“What separates old from the young is experience and patience.”

“I believe in God. I am not ritualistic but I do pray every day.”

“To write, I think it is very important to read. The more you read, the more you know the techniques of writing.”

“Frankly, there is not much demand from home and I don't socialise much - no partying, get-togethers and very rare wedding appearances.”

“I belong to a teachers' family and writing was my expression.”

“All that I can say is people who represents Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha should speak our language and represent our interests. How can your neighbour safeguard your interests when he cannot even speak your language or understand your difficulties. So, it is better to have our own people.”

“I don't write with a complex style, I cannot.”

“I feel my thoughts flow freely when I write in Kannada.”

“Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.”

“For me, writing in English is not an easy task.”

“Exceptional leaders don't impart just vision, rather they cultivate the emergence of vision.”