“I think it's really boring, from the point of view of the novelist, to write about yourself. Tedious. But that's very hard to explain to people who really don't believe in the possibility of invention.” PeopleThinkingWritingBelieveHardViewsPossibilityDon't BelieveBoringPoint Of ViewInventionNovelistsAbout YourselfTedious Author:Peter Carey
“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
“Living where I live New York I don't think anyone's going to make a fuss. But it is more deeply satisfying because it's of your place and means that you aren't forgotten; someone's noticed what you have been doing with your life.” ThinkingMeanHas BeensArtNew YorkForgottenSatisfying 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 think you have the right to shout about other people's private life.” PeopleThinkingPrivate Life Author:Peter Carey
“I think that thing about the destruction of the world is there all the time, it's there every day when we look out the window.” ThinkingWorldLooksWindowDestruction Author:Peter Carey
“Nostalgia is something we think of as fuzzy. But it's pain. Pain concerning the past.” ThinkingPainPastNostalgiaFuzzy 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
