Author of quotes: Richard Flanagan

Thoughts, confused talking, and then began to fly like sparks from a fire; one word led to another, and on paper flowed phrase. He knew that was the wrong war, revolution, conspiracy, love relationship and that's the way books were written. Nevertheless, Dickens could not get rid of something that had verbal expressions. His soul was torn from the untold.

Seemed to work devouring his soul. Talent or genius isn't that they made it hard to bail out themselves without reserve? It was like excavations, which he will continue until, until you come across a skeleton.

After weighing his chances, he realized that they had not. Something broke between them, and it was impossible to correct by word or deed. All this is painfully perceived by the household. It seemed that bickering echoed as infection - squabbles between boys and girls, between older and younger, between the governess and servants, as if the house settled evil, destructive spirit, and even the furniture refused to prop up the wall. It was an endless misery which it was impossible to stop.

But, as discovered by the writer, it's one thing to glorify the family and quite another to live the family life.

The most terrible feeling of hopelessness in this life can be caused by only a relationship with a woman!

We all suffer from insatiable appetites and desires. But only a barbarian would do anything just to satisfy them.

And you know, so attractive is the Arctic? <...> There are no women!