Black Saturday reminded many Australians of what they know only too well: that of all the advanced economies, Australia is perhaps the one most vulnerable to climate change. Richard Flanagan advanceaustraliaaustralian Change image and share on social
I love words because you can only live one life, but in a novel, you can live a thousand: you contain multitudes. Richard Flanagan lifelivelove Change image and share on social
I never know what I am writing. The moment you know what you're writing, you're writing nothing worth reading. Richard Flanagan momentreadworth Change image and share on social
There is a crisis that is not political - an epidemic of loneliness, of sadness - and we're completely unequal to dealing with it. Richard Flanagan completelycrisisdeal Change image and share on social
Generally, literary prizes are significant not for who the winner is but the discussion they create around books. Richard Flanagan bookcreatediscussion Change image and share on social
A novel is a journey into your own soul, and you seek there to discover those things that you share with all others. Richard Flanagan discoverjourneyseek Change image and share on social
God gets the great stories. Novelists must make do with more mundane fictions. Richard Flanagan fictiongodgreat Change image and share on social
My father was the first to read in his family, and he said to me that words were the first beautiful thing he ever knew. Richard Flanagan beautifulfamilyfather Change image and share on social
War stories deal in death. War illuminates love, while love is the greatest expression of hope, without which any story rings untrue to life. And to deny hope in a story about such darkness is to create false art. Richard Flanagan artcreatedarkness share on social
My mother hoped I'd be a plumber. Richard Flanagan hopemotherplumber Change image and share on social
