Love stories seek to demonstrate the great truth of love: that we discover eternity in a moment that dies immediately after. Richard Flanagan demonstratediscovereternity Change image and share on social
We live in a material world, not a dramatic one. And truth resides not in melodrama, but in the precise measure of material things. Richard Flanagan dramaticlivematerial Change image and share on social
I think all novels are contemporary. When people went to see 'Antony-Cleopatra' at the Globe in the 16th century, they were not going to get a history lesson on the Roman Empire. It was about love, sex, and also about dynastic troubles. Richard Flanagan 16thantonycentury share on social
I once knew a guy that everyone called Trodon because his face looked like it had been trod on. Richard Flanagan callfaceguy Change image and share on social
I'm a successful novelist, and I've been a lucky one, so I don't want to cry the poor mouth. Writing has never been easy. Richard Flanagan cryeasyhave Change image and share on social
Among many other reforms, Australians pioneered the secret ballot and universal suffrage. Richard Flanagan australianballotpioneer Change image and share on social
Perhaps the virtue of coming from a place like Tasmania is that you had the great gift of knowing that you were not the centre of things, yet life was no less where you were. Richard Flanagan centrecomegift Change image and share on social
Companies that are terrifying to a writer are companies like Amazon. Richard Flanagan amazoncompanyterrify Change image and share on social
My father was a Japanese prisoner of war, a survivor of the Thai-Burma Death Railway, built by a quarter of a million slave labourers in 1943. Between 100,000 and 200,000 died. Richard Flanagan 000buildburma 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
