Companies that are terrifying to a writer are companies like Amazon. Richard Flanagan amazoncompanyterrify Change image and share on social
'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' is one of the most famous books of all Japanese literature, written by the great poet Basho in 1689. Richard Flanagan bashobookdeep Change image and share on social
In the late 19th century, the theory that the Aborigines were an inferior race that was doomed to die out became accepted as fact. Richard Flanagan 19thaborigineaccept Change image and share on social
In reading, you sense the divine: the things that are larger and greater and more mysterious than yourself. Richard Flanagan divinegreatlarge Change image and share on social
A writer should never mark the page with their own tears. Richard Flanagan markpagetear Change image and share on social
I have met Aborigines younger than me who used to hide every time anyone official came round their camp for fear of being taken away. Richard Flanagan aboriginecampfear Change image and share on social
John Howard, willing to apologise to home owners for rising interest rates, would not say sorry to Aborigines. He refused to condone what he referred to as 'a black armband version' of history, preferring a jingoistic nationalism. Richard Flanagan aborigineapologisearmband share on social
The problem with making movies is that you have to devote so much of your life to fawning and flattering the men in suits, whereas that doesn't happen in books. You just go and write, and then the book comes out. Richard Flanagan bookdevotefawn share on social
