--- title: "3 K. J. Bishop Quotes - Famous Novelist" description: "Australian writer and artist... | Kirsten Jane Bishop is an Australian writer and artist. In 2004, her first book, The Etched City, was nominated for a ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-k-j-bishop-2-83922.jpg" --- ![Portrait of K. J. Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-k-j-bishop-2-83922.jpg) # K. J. Bishop (1972) Novelist **3** quotes in **15** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet K. J. Bishop is a novelist. ## Quick Facts About K. J. Bishop Born March 6, 1972 Profession Novelist ## About K. J. Bishop Australian writer and artist... \| Kirsten Jane Bishop is an Australian writer and artist. In 2004, her first book, The Etched City, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. She is a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best collection. ## Quotes by K. J. Bishop > [I am always a different man; a reinterpretation of the man I was yesterday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-bishop-2/i-am-always-a-different-man-a-reinterpretation-of-the-man-i-was/) [K. J. Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-bishop-2/) [Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/k-j-bishop-2-83922_different_i-am-always-a-different-man-a-reinterpre_824330.jpg) > [Cameron Rogers writes like a magician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-bishop-2/cameron-rogers-writes-like-a-magician/) [K. J. Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-bishop-2/) [Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cameron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/568/k-j-bishop-2-83922_cameron_cameron-rogers-writes-like-a-magician-88_886045.jpg) > [“Life is a cracked surface at best. Fiction is a nice edifice. / every word/sentence/paragraph gives a writer an opportunity to reinforce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-bishop-2/life-is-a-cracked-surface-at-best-fiction-is-a-nice-edifice-every/) [K. J. Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-bishop-2/) [Chaos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chaos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/k-j-bishop-2-83922_chaos_life-is-a-cracked-surface-at-best-fictio_2692296.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-bishop-2/#itemlist", "name": "K. J. Bishop Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am always a different man; a reinterpretation of the man I was yesterday.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "K. J. 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