“And it's always possible that you will not get a nice review. So - and that's enraging of course, to get a bad review, you can't talk back, and it's sort of shaming in a way.” WayCoursesNiceReviewsBad Reviews Author:Peter Carey
“Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.” WritingCoursesTeachTalentGood Writing Author:Peter Carey
“So in the first draft, I'm inventing people and place with a broad schematic idea of what's going to happen. In the process, of course, I discover all sorts of bigger and more substantial things.” PeopleFirstsIdeasHappensCoursesProcessBiggerBroadsInventing Author:Peter Carey
“The great thing about using the past is that it gives you the most colossal freedom to invent. The research is necessary, of course, but no one writes a novel to dramatically illustrate what everybody already knows.” KnowsGivingWritingPastCoursesNovelResearchGreat ThingsColossal Author:Peter Carey
“What I find really attractive is something that's going to be a little dangerous. Something that might get me into trouble; you know, you turn up in London and you've just rewritten Dickens. And, of course, then you think, 'What have I done?” ThinkingKnowsLittlesDoneMightTurnsCoursesTroubleDangerousLondonAttractiveDickens Author:Peter Carey
