# Quote — Amit Chaudhuri, Friend of My Youth

> 'I think of Ramu. The Ramu I know and the Ramu I'm writing about have become indistinguishable. The same's true of the Bombay I'm recounting from experience and the Bombay I'm assembling through words. This is often how novels begin for me. There's a convergence. I live. Then something prompts me to write. The writing is not about life. It is a form of living. The two happen simultaneously.

- Author: [Amit Chaudhuri](https://www.leafyquotes.com/amit-chaudhuri.md)
- Book: [Friend of My Youth](https://www.leafyquotes.com/amit-chaudhuri/friend-of-my-youth.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/amit-chaudhuri/friend-of-my-youth/i-think-of-ramu

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