Quote by Peter Carey
I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own for

I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me. – Peter Carey

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At the very end of a book I can manage to work for longer stretches, but mostly, making stuff up for three hours, thats enough. I cant do any more. At the end of the day I might tinker with my mornings work and maybe write some again. But I think three hours is fine. – Peter Carey

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Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. Its not really any very heady fame. – Peter Carey

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I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. – Marilyn Monroe

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You dont develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. – Epicurus

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Through the inspiration of Vaclavs words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe. – Michael D. Higgins

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Courage! I have shown it for years think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end? – Marie Antoinette

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When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything thats happened that day just melts away. – Hugh Jackman

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A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. – Cicero

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. – Francis of Assisi

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