"At the very end of a book I can manage to work for longer stretches, but mostly, making stuff up for three hours, that's enough. I can't do any more. At the end of the day I might tinker with my morning's work and maybe write some again. But I think three hours is fine."

-- Peter Carey

#Morning Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“The exploration of the planets is now closer to us in time than the exploration of Africa by Stanley and Livingstone.”
“The values of life are most important.”
“Felling a tree and gazing at the cut end - tonight's moon”
“A thousand glorious actions that might claim Triumphant laurels, and immortal fame, Confus'd in crowds of glorious actions lie, And troops of heroes undistinguished die.”
“All drugs are poisons the benefit depends on the dosage.”
“I loved Queen, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, and people like Barbara Streisand. The thing with me is that classical music was also an inspiration. I took piano lessons at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels for 10 years.”
“I know a lot about women and their suffering, but I still know almost nothing about men.”
“I'm a sucker for lost worlds. I was nostalgic even as a child. I was happiest in my hometown library in Adams, Mass., where nothing seemed to change.”

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