Goodreads asked Nilotpal Roy:

How do you get inspired to write?

Nilotpal Roy Very simple. When I began to see so many legendary creative people cerebrally so superior to me, I began to feel myself as inferior as an insect. I didn't like that at all, and I wanted to equal myself to these genii, or even surpass them. I felt that every individual's life is as meaningless as the life of an insect when born; and only a very very few among them, can make their lives meaningful, when they make themselves 'self-taught', by extraordinary dedication and perseverance. So I refused to live the meaningless life of an insect, and decided to attribute some significance to my life, by doing some deeds, which can make me immortal. Then I questioned myself what I am capable of doing, or, to be more meticulous, what I can make myself capable of doing. There are so many creative forms of art --- singing, painting, sculpting, acting, and so many more. So, I began self-introspection, and discovered my instinctive knack and flair for writing.

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