"My wife is troubled by the things I forget. I am troubled by the things she recollects."
- Ashwin Sanghi
"My greatest qualification for writing fiction was my ability, as a child, to lie with a straight face."
"Stop worrying whether the grass is greener on the other side. Find out how to own the other side."
"My life is ruled by four W’s: my writing, my work, my wife, and my whisky. Not necessarily in that order."
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step unless you missed it."
"Writing a mystery is like drawing a picture and then cutting it into little pieces that you offer to your readers one piece at a time, thus allowing them the chance to put the jigsaw puzzle together b..."
"Combine two words, Myth and History. What do you get? Mystery."
"The average buyer in bookshop spends 8 seconds on the front cover and 15 seconds on the back cover before deciding whether to purchase the book or not. On average, he does not get past page 18. See? T..."
"Thrills are much more about anticipation than action. An unfired bullet is more dangerous than one that has already met its target."
"In India we never distinguished between history and myth. Our Puranas as well as Itihasas contain fantastical tales. They are lies that convey deeper truths."