Richard Flanagan Quotes

I Do Not Share The Pessimism Of The Age About The Novel. They Are One Of Our Greatest Spiritual, Aesthetic And Intellectual Inventions. As A Species It Is Story That Distinguishes Us, And One Of The Supreme Expressions Of Story Is The Novel. Novels Are Not Content. Nor Are They Are A Mirror To Life Or An Explanation Of Life Or A Guide To Life. Novels Are Life, Or They Are Nothing.

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