Quotes by V. S. Naipaul

Home is, I suppose just a child's idea. A house at night, and a lamp in the house. A place to feel safe.

I always knew who I was and where I had come from. I was not looking for a home in other people's lands.

Trinidad may seem complex, but to anyone who knows it, it is a simple, colonial, philistine society.

When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.

It is important not to trust people too much.

One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.