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Kerry Greenwood Quotes

I liked the Ballarat train as a child Picture Quote #1

I fell in love with words in all languages, and I read everything I could find, particularly myths and legends and histories and archeology and any novels Picture Quote #1

I got out of difficult situations when many of my classmates didn’t because I was smart, and I was lucky, and my parents were amazingly literate and helpful Picture Quote #1

I have to write three books a year to make a reasonable living out of writing - unless, of course, she gets a major American film deal. Phryne has been optioned since the very first book, but to make a historical TV movie, it costs $30,000 a day extra for the historical detail to be correct, so most people aren’t doing it Picture Quote #1

I went to a basic school, which had children from all corners of the world, and met my best friend and had to learn Greek because she didn’t speak English Picture Quote #1

When I first started writing the books in the 1980s, all of the female detectives were flawed in some way because they were based on noir characters Picture Quote #1

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I was determined to become a criminal lawyer and help look after the poor Picture Quote #1

A publisher saw one of my historical novels and thought I would write an admirable detective story, so she offered me a two-book contract, and I grabbed it Picture Quote #1

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them Picture Quote #1

I’m a duty solicitor, so I can’t fix someone’s life; all I can do is fix the problem I’ve got in front of my eyes Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been in love with Melbourne. When I was 12, I was taken into the city by my grandmother to go to the ballet for the first time Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s hard to start, but once it gets going, once you reach the tipping point - usually between chapter seven and nine - then it’s like hanging onto a large snowball as it hurtles downhill Picture Quote #1

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I’m concealing a lot of things. That’s what a lady does Picture Quote #1

There are good sailors. Well, some good sailors. In a way they are ideal as husbands. They drop in every six months for a wild celebration, then they drop out again before one gets bored with their company or annoyed with by their habits Picture Quote #1

I have a theory that kitchens, once they reach a certain level of complexity, attract new gadgets into their orbit, like planets. Only this can account for the fact that I own two melon ballers Picture Quote #1

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I liked the Ballarat train as a child (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I fell in love with words in all languages, and I read everything I could find, particularly myths and legends and histories and archeology and any novels. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I got out of difficult situations when many of my classmates didn’t because I was smart, and I was lucky, and my parents were amazingly literate and helpful. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I have to write three books a year to make a reasonable living out of writing - unless, of course, she gets a major American film deal. Phryne has been optioned since the very first book, but to make a historical TV movie, it costs $30,000 a day extra for the historical detail to be correct, so most people aren’t doing it. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I went to a basic school, which had children from all corners of the world, and met my best friend and had to learn Greek because she didn’t speak English. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) When I first started writing the books in the 1980s, all of the female detectives were flawed in some way because they were based on noir characters. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I was determined to become a criminal lawyer and help look after the poor (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) A publisher saw one of my historical novels and thought I would write an admirable detective story, so she offered me a two-book contract, and I grabbed it. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I’m a duty solicitor, so I can’t fix someone’s life; all I can do is fix the problem I’ve got in front of my eyes. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I’ve always been in love with Melbourne. When I was 12, I was taken into the city by my grandmother to go to the ballet for the first time. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) Sometimes it’s hard to start, but once it gets going, once you reach the tipping point - usually between chapter seven and nine - then it’s like hanging onto a large snowball as it hurtles downhill. (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I’m concealing a lot of things. That’s what a lady does (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) There are good sailors. Well, some good sailors. In a way they are ideal as husbands. They drop in every six months for a wild celebration, then they drop out again before one gets bored with their company or annoyed with by their habits (Kerry Greenwood Quotes) I have a theory that kitchens, once they reach a certain level of complexity, attract new gadgets into their orbit, like planets. Only this can account for the fact that I own two melon ballers (Kerry Greenwood Quotes)