Quotes from Sudha Murty

I was in Kashi to take the holy dip, and when you go to Kashi you have to give up something that you enjoy the most. I gave up shopping, particularly sarees, from thereon. I now only buy the essential items.

So, as a child in school, I used to write essays on how I spent my holiday or about a visit to a temple. I used to document small things and enjoyed the process of writing even then.

What separates old from the young is experience and patience.

I am a complete movie buff who still prefers to go for the late night show and seldom watch movies at home.

When you are chiselling a sculpture, it won't happen in one day, it happens over a period of time. It's the same way that my personality has changed over the past 15 years. I am not the same person I used to be and my life experiences are what have made me.

Education, leading to financial independence, has surely made women more empowered.

When a mother feels cold, she asks the child to wear a sweater. Our concept of poverty is that way. When we do a project and people receive our help, we may think that they are getting benefited, but is this what they really wanted?

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

I will continue to work for people, but not from any political party. What I can do do as a Rajya Sabha member, I can do without being a member too, perhaps even more efficiently.

I don't want to be identified with any political party.

I like portraying women of character in my books. Women who exhibit loyalty and courage.

Nobody owns the money he/she possesses. They hold it just as a trustee.

What I have to write, the story, it is always going on in my mind. What incidences I can add in the story - it is a continuous process.

My library is segregated into philosophy, history, general reading, travel, my own books... and only three cookbooks.

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 Rajesh Khanna died, I cried so much, my husband was confused.

The criteria for writing mythological books are different. Because the results are known, the end is known. Somebody has created that limit and you have to play within that limit.

The day I stopped drinking milk' is a very sensitive story telling the tale of how we forget what is 'normal' for us falls under the category of 'expensive' or 'unaffordable' for middle or poor class.

When there is money, there is also greed. Everyone wants to talk to you when there is money. Only if you have the passion for it, you must become a philanthropist, else it'll become a headache.

One needs determination to bring in changes in the lives of Devadasis. I would approach them wearing pants and t-shirt and without a bindi, they would chase me away. When I narrated the experience to my father, he told me to don traditional wear and dress like them. After bringing in changes in my dressing style, the Devadasis welcomed me.

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

Social entrepreneurs come from different backgrounds and are by and large, starved of capital. Such socialpreneurs must have extraordinary passion to follow their dreams.

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

Planning things is neither my cup of tea nor my choice. Same applies to books too.