Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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(From the story The Last Days of a Famous Mime) He said nothing. He was mildly annoyed at her presumption: that he had not thought this many, many times before. With perfect misunderstanding she interpreted his passivity as disdain. Wishing to hurt him, she slapped his face. Wishing to hurt her, he smiled brilliantly.

Peter Carey's Popular Quotes

I'm interested in where we are, where we're going, where we've come from.

- Peter Carey

It's like standing on the edge of a cliff. This is especially true of the first draft. Every day you're making up the earth you're going to stand on.

- Peter Carey

To know you will be lonely is not the same as being lonely.

- Peter Carey

The declared meaning of a spoken sentence is only its overcoat, and the real meaning lies underneath its scarves and buttons.

- Peter Carey

Swimming always cleans your soul

- Peter Carey

Nostalgia is something we think of as fuzzy. But it's pain. Pain concerning the past.

- Peter Carey

Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.

- Peter Carey

My greatest pleasure is to invent. My continual mad ambition is to make something true and beautiful that never existed in the world before.

- Peter Carey

People do not love those whose eyes show that they are somewhere else

- Peter Carey