~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study." - Chinese proverb
I thought I'd start a collection of conversations with writers and other artists. Naipaul is a natural favorite to start with for his rich literary style and his long list of accomplishments. I have always enjoyed reading his work.
CLIP 1(video): Charlie Rose's interview with Naipaul on Jan 25, 2000 provides a fascinating insight into a brilliant mind. The conversation lasts about 30 minutes.
His thoughts on death:
"One must always writes ones book, the work one's doing, as though it is the last. You musn't be holding anything back. So at any moment I would feel I have done my work."