"That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest."

“I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.”

“Accept the fact that you'll never get it all done, and begin to live more fully in the only moment you have ... Now.”

“Whenever you try and simplify how people speak, it's just hard to squish them into a simple rule. Language doesn't work that way.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca

“My greatest pleasure is to invent. My continual mad ambition is to make something true and beautiful that never existed in the world before.”

Source : "An Interview With Author Peter Carey". Interview with Ben Evans, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 6, 2010.

“You see, baby, after a glass or two of wine I’m inclined to extravagance.”

“Probably the biggest thing that surprises people is that I am obsessed with hockey. I grew up in the Boston area so I am obsessed with hockey since I was a little kid.”

“I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world.”

“I didn't aspire to be a good sport; 'champion' was good enough for me.”

Source : "Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies" by Paul Fein, (p. 146), 2003.