I used to feel an obligation to invent things. I felt I was a failure because I didn't do massive great novels about Australia or the outback or something. I just don't feel that any more. Helen Garner australiafailurefeel Change image and share on social
We were in a great, seething moment in the 1970s. There was a new Labour government and everything seemed full of hope... But, as we got older and we saw how much women's behaviour contributed to what was wrong, we stopped being able to see ourselves purely as. Helen Garner 1970sbehaviourcontribute share on social
But there are some wounds that can never be healed. Helen Garner healwound Change image and share on social
Life's fairly excruciating. Painful things happen. Every now and then, you drag yourself out of the stream and stand on the bank gasping for air. I think that's how I work. Helen Garner airbankdrag Change image and share on social
That's the best thing that's ever happened to me, bar none, is having grandchildren and living by them and being part of their lives. Helen Garner bargrandchildhappen Change image and share on social
I don't understand my own sporadic collapses into passivity. Perhaps I never will. Helen Garner collapsepassivitysporadic Change image and share on social
It's a terrific privilege to be able to see into somebody else's life. Helen Garner lifeprivilegeterrific Change image and share on social
I like poking my nose into other people's lives. Helen Garner livenosepeople Change image and share on social
Well, I'm at some kind of crossroads in my life and I don't know which way to take. It's not about money, I mean, because I'm established enough now as a writer to get a reasonable advance if I wanted to do fiction. Helen Garner advancecrossroadestablish share on social
