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Thomas Keneally Quotes

Thomas Keneally quotes

Australian Novelist October 7, 1935

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Paradox is beloved of novelists. The despised savior, the humane whore, the selfish man suddenly munificent, the wise fool, and the cowardly hero. Most writers spend their lives writing about unexpected malice in the supposedly virtuous, and unexpected virtue in the supposedly sinful. Thomas Keneally
I must apologise because I know all writers have memories of being on the outer because it's the children on the side of the playground who become the dangerous writers. Thomas Keneally
So nonetheless given the importance that was placed on sport in Australia, I wanted to be part of that scene, particularly since I had felt very strongly in my early schooling being marginalised even in the Catholic school. Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally quote: "Um, what I found though about the Christian Brothers is this:..."
Um, what I found though about the Christian Brothers is this: that they were certainly muscular. Thomas Keneally
You know, so I was a weird eccentric kid but I did believe in the power of the word and of the word being made flesh I suppose, which again I suppose came from my temperament as well as my upbringing. Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally quote: "Thomas was my true name but everyone knew me as Mick, except..."
Thomas was my true name but everyone knew me as Mick, except my mother, who knew me as definitely Michael. Thomas Keneally
Australia integrated the - brought on the ships and unleashed in the society the dogs of sectarianism, which had existed in other places - in Glasgow, in Liverpool and of course in Ireland, north and south. Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally quote: "The principle was, death should not be entered like some snug..."
The principle was, death should not be entered like some snug harbor. It should be an unambiguous refusal to surrender. Thomas Keneally
It is not too fantastic to say that he desired them with some of the absolute passion that characterised the exposed and flaming heart of Jesus which hung on Emilie’s wall. Since this narrative has tried to avoid the canonisation of the Herr Direktor, the idea of the sensual Oskar as the desirer of souls has to be proved. Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally quote: "The dogs were really keening now, like Irish widows."
The dogs were really keening now, like Irish widows. Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally quote: "Personal finances are like people’s personal health, crucial..."
Personal finances are like people’s personal health, crucial and tragic to the sufferer but tedious to the listener. Thomas Keneally
So I remember both medicine, because I frequently sick, particularly with asthma for which there was no proper treatment then, and in religion I had a strong sense of there being a patriarchy. Thomas Keneally
Oskar showed that virtue emerged where it would, and the sort of churchy observance bishops called for was not a guarantee of genuine humanity in a person. Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally quote: "And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church,..."
And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins. Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally quote: "Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't"
Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't Thomas Keneally

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