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> [We're living in extraordinary times, all the time. The issues that assail us are perennial. They haven't changed since the Greeks picked up a pen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/we-re-living-in-extraordinary-times-all-the-time-the-issues-that/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

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## More by Anthony McCarten

> [One of the great things about Churchill is that he had the guts to say the unpalatable, to level with the people, even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/one-of-the-great-things-about-churchill-is-that-he-had-the-guts-to/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [At 17, I wanted to be a rock star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/at-17-i-wanted-to-be-a-rock-star/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [Reading is essential to human life. When the last reader dies, humanity will be at an end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/reading-is-essential-to-human-life-when-the-last-reader-dies-humanity/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [There's a really fine line between artistic license and artistic licentiousness. And history is a lousy filmmaker. It doesn't give you all the ingredients…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/there-s-a-really-fine-line-between-artistic-license-and-artistic/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [If we did not have the impulse and ability to believe in the impossible, we would not have religion, democracy, or marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/if-we-did-not-have-the-impulse-and-ability-to-believe-in-the/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [My experience is, the writer I was when I began was only a fraction of what I feel capable of doing now. Don't stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/my-experience-is-the-writer-i-was-when-i-began-was-only-a-fraction-of/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [My routine is to create activities for myself unrelated to writing that allow little time for writing. This means that when I do get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/my-routine-is-to-create-activities-for-myself-unrelated-to-writing/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [I was born to a very large family, one of 7 kids. I grew up with carnivals and chaos all around me, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/i-was-born-to-a-very-large-family-one-of-7-kids-i-grew-up-with/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [Truth is seldom appreciated and never understood, whereas a flattering lie is always appreciated and instantly understood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/truth-is-seldom-appreciated-and-never-understood-whereas-a-flattering/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [Since my student days, I'd been a fan of those books with titles like 'Great Speeches that Changed the World,' as I loved the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/since-my-student-days-i-d-been-a-fan-of-those-books-with-titles-like/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [“Finally, it's not the lies we tell others that do the most damage, it's those we tell ourselves. From this all troubles rise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/finally-it-s-not-the-lies-we-tell-others-that-do-the-most-damage-it-s/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [We're living in extraordinary times, all the time. The issues that assail us are perennial. They haven't changed since the Greeks picked up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/we-re-living-in-extraordinary-times-all-the-time-the-issues-that/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [It's impossible to make a living in the arts unless you make a fortune. There's almost no in-between. Writers are either broke or rolling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/it-s-impossible-to-make-a-living-in-the-arts-unless-you-make-a/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [I still present myself as a New Zealander, answering people's questions about New Zealand and contributing in my own unlikely way to the global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/i-still-present-myself-as-a-new-zealander-answering-people-s/)

[Anthony McCarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mccarten/)

> [I have three favorite cities: London, Wellington, and Los Angeles. What makes them so good? The friends who live there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mccarten/i-have-three-favorite-cities-london-wellington-and-los-angeles-what/)

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