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Richard Flanagan Quotes

There is a crisis that is not political - an epidemic of loneliness, of sadness - and we're completely unequal to dealing with it.

Richard Flanagan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: australian
Birth: 1961

Topics

Loneliness Sadness Political Crisis

Gay teenagers are four times as likely to attempt suicide as straight ones. I wish they knew that there's nothing wrong with them; that they are just a different shade of normal.

Wish Suicide Gay Wrong Nothing

I really feel like becoming a director came from other women saying, 'Yeah, you can do this.' I wanted to direct 'Six Feet Under,' and no, they didn't let me.

Women Me Saying Feet Feel You

When I play '2K,' I'll play in GM mode. And I choose different teams. But I always trade for myself because I'm unstoppable. Literally there's no way to stop me in '2K.'

Myself Me Choose Stop Play Way

I think your self emerges more clearly over time.

Time Think Self More Over Clearly

In real life, I'm very rational, and I'm not very dramatic.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

Life Real Real Life Dramatic Very

I've lost a bunch of friends - some of them in jail, some of them made bad choices, some of them aren't where they should be.

Trombone Shorty

Choices Friends Bad Lost Jail Where

The failure to readily identify the battle between good and evil is a nagging, ongoing, dangerous pattern that shows no sign of easing up any time soon.

Failure Good Time Good And Evil Evil

The gay people I knew in real life were soft spoken and didn't want to call attention to themselves because they were terrified of exposing themselves, of people finding out that they're gay.

Life People Finding Attention Gay

People have this impression that I'm this crazy Christian, but I'm really balanced.

People Crazy Christian Impression

I didn't start acting until after undergrad!

Conrad Ricamora

Start Acting After Until

Innocence is not virtue. Virtue demands the active employment of an ardent mind in the promotion of the general good. No man can be eminently virtuous who is not accustomed to an extensive range of reflection.

Good Reflection Man Mind Innocence

In my 20s, I used to have a lot more energy! I was this skydiving, bungee-jumping adrenaline junkie. I don't know what happened to me! Now that I'm in my early 30s, I've put all that energy into my work, although I'm still a little ridiculous. In your 30s, you're sensible enough to know better, but still stupid enough to do stupid things.

Priyanka Chopra

Work Me Stupid Energy Better Enough

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