“If you ever read one of my books I hope you'll think it looks so easy. In fact, I wrote those chapters 20 times over, and over, and over, and that if you want to write at a good level, you'll have to do that too.” IfsThinkingWantWritingLooksBookFactsEasyLevelsChapters Author:Peter Carey
“At the very end of a book I can manage to work for longer stretches, but mostly, making stuff up for three hours, that's enough. I can't do any more. At the end of the day I might tinker with my morning's work and maybe write some again. But I think three hours is fine.” ThinkingWritingI CanBookEndsEnoughMightThreeStuffHoursMorningFineManageThe End Of The Day Author:Peter Carey
“I don't separate my books into historical novels and the rest. To me, they're all made-up worlds, and both kinds are borne out of curiosity, some investigation into the past.” WorldKindMadeBookPastNovelHistoricalCuriosityInvestigationHistorical Novels Author:Peter Carey
“I went to work in 1962, and by '64 I was writing all the time, every night and every weekend. It didn't occur to me that, having read nothing and knowing nothing, I was in no position to write a book.” WritingBookNightKnowingPositionWeekendEvery NightKnowing Nothing Author:Peter Carey
