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Bryce Courtenay was an Australian novelist known for his poignant and emotionally charged works. His novels often set in the Australian outback, delve into the complexities of human nature and the resilience of life.

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Famous Bryce Courtenay Quotes

“I was born illegitimately and almost immediately, as I understand it, placed in an orphanage. So my very earliest memories were in an orphanage. It was the tag end of the Great Depression when I was born. People were desperately poor.”

People Ends Born Memories Poor Great Depression Tag Orphanage

Author:Bryce Courtenay

“Intelligence is a harder gift. For this you must work, you must practice it, challenge it, and maybe toward the end of your life you will master it. Cleverness is the shadow, whereas intelligence is the substance. -Doc”

Ends Challenges Practice Masters Shadow Harder Substance Cleverness

Author:Bryce Courtenay

“Good conversational debate is an end in itself, and talking for the love of conversation is what makes us human.”

Humans Ends Talking Conversation Debate

Book:The Power of One

Source: The Power of One

“I have found in life that everything, no matter how bad, comes to an end.”

Ends Matter Found Power Of One

Book:The Power of One

Source: The Power of One

“It's good to be a little frightened. It's good to respect your opponent. It keeps you sharp. In the fight game, the head rules the heart. But in the end the heart is the boss.”

Heart Littles Ends Fighting Games Opponents Boss Frightened

Book:The Power of One

Source: The Power of One

“It's been a privilege to write for you and to have you accept me as a storyteller in your lives, Now, as my story draws to an end, may I say only, `Thank you. You have been simply wonderful'.”

Writing May Has Beens Ends Stories Accepting Wonderful Draws Privilege Storyteller Accept Me

Author:Bryce Courtenay

About the Author

Born: August 14, 1933
Died: November 22, 2012
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 62

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