"The survival of extraordinary creatures such as the……" — Richard Flanagan
"The survival of extraordinary creatures such as the giant Tasmanian freshwater crayfish - the largest in the world - is in doubt because of logging."
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82 Quotes by Richard Flanagan
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- The journey is long, the road is dark and frightening, but together we can reach our destination: the Tasmania of…
- The path to survival was to never give up on the small things.
- A good book ... leaves you wanting to reread the book. A great book compels you to reread your own…
- Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one’s words and…
- There are words and words and none mean anything. And then one sentence means everything.
- A happy man has no past, while an unhappy man has nothing else.
- The idea of the past is as useless as the idea of the future. Both could be invoked by anybody…
- Is it easier for a man to live his life again as a fish, than to accept the wonder of…
- We remember nothing. Maybe for a year or two. Maybe most of a life, if we live. Maybe. But then…
- Writing reminds you that you're never alone. Writing and reading is to be optimistic.
- What reality was ever made by realists?
- I realised that if I wished to write about the dark and not allow for hope, people would recognise it…
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