Quotes of Colleen McCullough

“ There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to outcarol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain… Or so says the legend. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Inspirational

“ Belief doesn't rest on proof or existence...it rests on faith...without faith there is nothing. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Faith

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

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Alliance

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

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Arrangement

“ I will never use swear words unless they're necessary and unless I feel that is what the character would have said in those circumstances. ”

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Affirm

“ Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. ”

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Bill

“ I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel. ”

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Consequence

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

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Coalition

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Civil

“ There's a hell of a lot of horny people out there who are not being gratified in the way they should be. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Carnal

“ The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more. ”

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Cute

“ She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Crazy

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

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Distribute

“ Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. ”

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Design

“ In early draft it never satisfied me, and that was when it clicked into place and it went so well as a diary. ”

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Delighted

“ They (the publishers) would be ecstatic, I just refuse to. You can't repeat a great act. ”

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Delighted

“ I want to know what they look like, their height, and colouring, physique and speech pattens. ”

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Degree

“ I will never use swear words unless they're necessary and unless I feel that is what the character would have said in those circumstances. ”

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Disposition

“ My fictitious characters will take the bit between their teeth and gallop off and do something that I hadn't counted on. However, I always insist on dragging them back to the straight and narrow. ”

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Disposition

“ I will never use swear words unless they're necessary and unless I feel that is what the character would have said in those circumstances. ”

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Environment

“ I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Extended

“ They should all have their own speech patterns with their own tics and little foibles. It's fun working all that out ahead of time. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Example

“ I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel. ”

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Examine

“ Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. ”

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Enlist

“ It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Express

“ In early draft it never satisfied me, and that was when it clicked into place and it went so well as a diary. ”

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Formulate

“ Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. ”

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Formulate

“ Forty-four years is about as close to modern life as I want to go because I know now, from where I am, what was important about 1960 in social terms. ”

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Friendly

“ They should all have their own speech patterns with their own tics and little foibles. It's fun working all that out ahead of time. ”

- Colleen McCullough

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Flaw

“ She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's. ”

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Fate

Quotes of Colleen McCullough - somelinesforyou

“ Belief doesn't rest on proof or existence...it rests on faith...without faith there is nothing. ”

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

“ I will never use swear words unless they're necessary and unless I feel that is what the character would have said in those circumstances. ”

“ Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. ”

“ I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel. ”

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

“ There's a hell of a lot of horny people out there who are not being gratified in the way they should be. ”

“ The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more. ”

“ She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's. ”

“ I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that. ”

“ Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. ”

“ In early draft it never satisfied me, and that was when it clicked into place and it went so well as a diary. ”

“ They (the publishers) would be ecstatic, I just refuse to. You can't repeat a great act. ”

“ I want to know what they look like, their height, and colouring, physique and speech pattens. ”

“ I will never use swear words unless they're necessary and unless I feel that is what the character would have said in those circumstances. ”

“ My fictitious characters will take the bit between their teeth and gallop off and do something that I hadn't counted on. However, I always insist on dragging them back to the straight and narrow. ”

“ I will never use swear words unless they're necessary and unless I feel that is what the character would have said in those circumstances. ”

“ I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel. ”

“ They should all have their own speech patterns with their own tics and little foibles. It's fun working all that out ahead of time. ”

“ I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel. ”

“ Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. ”

“ It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice. ”

“ In early draft it never satisfied me, and that was when it clicked into place and it went so well as a diary. ”

“ Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research. ”

“ Forty-four years is about as close to modern life as I want to go because I know now, from where I am, what was important about 1960 in social terms. ”

“ They should all have their own speech patterns with their own tics and little foibles. It's fun working all that out ahead of time. ”

“ She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's. ”