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Richard Flanagan Quotes

Rainer Maria Rilke was admittedly not a Dockers tagger, but a sort of European equivalent: a German poet - in many respects, a charlatan masquerading as a genius who turned out to be a genius.

Richard Flanagan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: australian
Birth: 1961

Topics

Genius Out Poet Who Many Sort

I came off Snapchat. I was done with it... I think I spent too much time on it.

Jodie Comer

Time Think Too Much Done Off Much

My mum always felt that women deserved as much as men, and should have as much power, so I suppose I opted to go into a very male-dominated arena to try and prove that.

Jo Brand

Women Power Men Go Prove Try

Some people like you, some people don't. In the end you just have to be yourself.

Andres Iniesta

Yourself People Be Yourself End You

I don't go to horror movies. I walked out of 'The Exorcist,' man.

John Carroll Lynch

Man Go Movies Horror Out Exorcist

I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home.

Amy Winehouse

Home Car Bike Still Hit Once

I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare.

Steve Coogan

Funny Think You Always See Kids

The biggest surprise to people is that I sang background on Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' album.

Toni Tennille

People Pink Surprise Wall Background

I was raised by the last of the Gorgeous George era. You don't let somebody come from some other business, walk in your business, make a fool of ya and go back into his business and laugh at ya. So if you watch Wrestlemania the very first one, I was the general and here was the rule: don't let Mr. T throw a punch; keep it strictly amateur with him.

Roddy Piper

Business Walk Fool Laugh You Back

I was born in Iowa City and spent my early childhood on a hippie commune just outside of town.

Chelsea Cain

Childhood City Early Born Outside

Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater.

Bobby Cannavale

Growing Up Place Growing Athlete Up

When I was starting to get noticed as an actor in the 1970s for something other than the third cowboy on the right who ended up dying in every movie or episode, Burt Reynolds was the biggest star in the world.

Bruce Dern

World Actor Right Dying Starting Up

No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job.

Antonio Tabucchi

Life Teacher Job Happy Go Living