V. S. Naipaul Quote Explained: I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.

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I profoundly feel that people are letting you down all the time.

- V. S. Naipaul

Writer

· Trinidad and Tobago

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A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying.

- V. S. Naipaul

Writer

· Trinidad and Tobago

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All the things that were read to me by my father were stories about things becoming all right.

- V. S. Naipaul

Writer

· Trinidad and Tobago

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We cannot understand all the traits we have inherited. Sometimes we can be strangers to ourselves.

- V. S. Naipaul

Writer

· Trinidad and Tobago

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What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.

- V. S. Naipaul

Writer

· Trinidad and Tobago

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After all, we make ourselves according to the ideas we have of our possibilities.

- V. S. Naipaul

Writer

· Trinidad and Tobago

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Many writers tend to write summing-up books at the end of their lives.

- V. S. Naipaul

Writer

· Trinidad and Tobago

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The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.

- V. S. Naipaul

Writer

· Trinidad and Tobago

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I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.

I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.

I profoundly feel that people are letting you down all the time.

A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying.

All the things that were read to me by my father were stories about things becoming all right.

We cannot understand all the traits we have inherited. Sometimes we can be strangers to ourselves.

What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.

After all, we make ourselves according to the ideas we have of our possibilities.

Many writers tend to write summing-up books at the end of their lives.

The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.

Well, I grew up in the ’80s, which was a really massive time for sci-fi.

I grew up watching PBS and wanting to be a part of it, just like HBO.

I grew up in the segregated South, right here in Lynchburg, Virginia.

I grew up in a sad, depressed place. I got out. Poetry saved my life.

I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child.

I grew up in a generation that had exponential technological advances.

I grew up beyond proud – we didnt have much, but we had a lot of love.

I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It’s like, ‘Bring it on!’

I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.

I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.

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