I went to a basic school, which had children from all corners of the world, and met my best friend and had to learn Greek because she didn't speak English. Kerry Greenwood basicchildcorner Change image and share on social
If you look at the map, there's Thrace, Greece, Bulgaria, and there's tiny Gallipoli. It is such a small part of the whole peninsula, and yet you only hear about this little tiny bit. Kerry Greenwood bitebulgariagallipoli Change image and share on social
I've always been in love with Melbourne. When I was 12, I was taken into the city by my grandmother to go to the ballet for the first time. Kerry Greenwood balletcitygrandmother Change image and share on social
I fell in love with words in all languages, and I read everything I could find, particularly myths and legends and histories and archeology and any novels. Kerry Greenwood archeologyfallfind Change image and share on social
Clothes were terribly important in the '20s. They really were an arbiter of who you were and how much money you had: an indicator of social status. Kerry Greenwood 20sarbiterclothe Change image and share on social
In the 1970s, I used to buy opals and moonstones at the Queen Victoria Market, which were seen as old-fashioned and too heavy at the time. Kerry Greenwood 1970sbuyfashion Change image and share on social
I don't think the process of writing books is in any way sensible. It's not logical, and it's not reasonable. I do write very fast, and I just do it in a binge. Other people binge-drink; I binge-write. Kerry Greenwood bingebookdrink share on social
You need a crime, a detective, and the solution. Kerry Greenwood crimedetectivesolution Change image and share on social
I think it is rather heroic to go into a war zone where everyone is trying to kill you, and you have no way of shooting back. Kerry Greenwood backheroickill Change image and share on social
There are only so many stories in the world... Duplication of plots is bound to happen because most writers have read very extensively in their genre and have become aware they are adding an extra layer to the meta-narrative, finding a new spin on the original. Kerry Greenwood addawarebind share on social
