I went to study at Oxford University in the 1980s on an imperial scholarship instituted by Cecil Rhodes. Richard Flanagan 1980scecilimperial Change image and share on social
Rainer Maria Rilke was admittedly not a Dockers tagger, but a sort of European equivalent: a German poet - in many respects, a charlatan masquerading as a genius who turned out to be a genius. Richard Flanagan admittedlycharlatandocker Change image and share on social
Look at the history of literature, and you find the history of beauty on the one hand and the IOUs on the other. Richard Flanagan beautyfindhand Change image and share on social
'The Bradshaws' is the appropriately inappropriate English title given to an enigma - some hundreds of thousands of mysterious rock art paintings scattered through the wilds of the Kimberley, an area larger than Germany in the remote, scarcely populated northwest of Australia. Richard Flanagan appropriatelyareaart share on social
My father, unusually for a PoW, talked about his experiences, but he talked about them in a very limited way. Richard Flanagan experiencefatherlimit Change image and share on social
A Labor prime minister, Julia Gillard, who does believe in climate change, nevertheless advised her predecessor, Kevin Rudd, to abandon his emissions trading scheme. Richard Flanagan abandonadvisechange Change image and share on social
We're a migrant nation made up of people who've been torn out of other worlds, and you'd think we would have some compassion. Richard Flanagan compassionhavemake Change image and share on social
I get more optimistic as I get older. Richard Flanagan oldoptimistic Change image and share on social
My secret skill is baking bread. My mother was a farmer's daughter and still made bread every day when I was a child. She would have me knead the dough when I got home from school. Richard Flanagan bakebreadchild Change image and share on social
As a novelist, you have to be free. Books can't be an act of filial duty. Richard Flanagan actbookduty Change image and share on social
