Patrick White quotes - page 2
I am interested in detail. I enjoy decoration. By accumulating this mass of detail you throw light on things in a longer sense: in the long run it all adds up. It creates a texture - how shall I put it - a background, a period, which makes everything you write that much more convincing. Of course, all artists are terrible egoists. Unconsciously you are largely writing about yourself. I could never write anything factual; I only have confidence in myself when I am another character. All the characters in my books are myself, but they are a kind of disguise.
Patrick White
Patrick White
Occupation: Australian Author
Born: May 28, 1912
Died: September 30, 1990
Quotes count: 30
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