I'm always the one with the activist friends. I've been an activist very little. Peter Carey activistfriendhave Change image and share on social
I'm interested in where we are, where we're going, where we've come from. Peter Carey haveinterest Change image and share on social
I like how they are. I think they're great. And their communities are communities. I have a greater sense of community in New York than almost anywhere I've ever lived. Really, it's terrific. Peter Carey communitygreathave Change image and share on social
I never base characters on real people. There are people who do that but I really don't know how to do it. Peter Carey basecharacterpeople Change image and share on social
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. Peter Carey daydestructionthing Change image and share on social
Writers, at least writers of fiction, are always full of anxiety and worry. Peter Carey anxietyfictionfull Change image and share on social
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. Peter Carey bookknownight Change image and share on social
I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me. Peter Carey courageformgenerally share on social
It's true: one of the things that I've always thought about American society is that you never get the sort of natural politicisation of class consciousness that you would get in the United Kingdom or even in Australia. Peter Carey americanaustraliaclass share on social
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?' Peter Carey attractivedangerousdicken share on social
