Waris Ahluwalia Quotes

I work with gold that holds history, diamonds that see the future, and rubies that long for love.

Character is always my driving force. And to tell a good story and to provide an entertaining read.

My mother is going to get earrings of my head. Some will be dipped in silver, some will be dipped in gold, and I will hand them out to everyone I know.

I have always made my own jewelry. I particulary love emeralds and black diamonds, and I'm always wearing large cocktail rings.

I love to use a lot of spices when I cook, so we actually cast a real peppercorn in gold and then just made a bead out of it for necklaces and earrings.

A sad truth I learned as a DP starting out was that it doesn't matter how beautiful I make it if the story and performance are not there. That should be number one.

We don't find it tough to sell gold; people love to buy jewelry. The only way to make your wife, sister or lover happy is to give them something that they love.

I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer.

I want to work with anyone who's passionate about telling a story. I obviously have a list of people I really love, but it's a really long list.

I am less comfortable saying I am a jeweller and more comfortable saying I am a story teller.

My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.

I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language.

I'm a writer. I just love telling stories.

As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully.

To write, you need to find what you love.

I love both real and fake jewelry. My kids make me necklaces, and I wear those, too. Every day, I wear my gold wedding band and the Cartier watch my husband gave me.

At the end of the day, I want to be known for my ability to create life from words.

I think my love is storytelling. No matter what it is, it's storytelling. And so whatever the medium is, what's right for the story, I enjoy doing it.

People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.

This is not necessarily the answer people want, but ultimately, I think writing is an amoral process. Your ultimate responsibility is to the truth of the story you're trying to tell.

You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines.

A good story never dies.

When I set out to write 'Sanctus,' all I wanted to do was craft a piece of high quality entertainment.

I still wear my write-in wristband. It used to be plastic, but my husband turned it into gold.

I want to do a love story. I really want to do a love story.