Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Jane Carmodyis an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth16 June 1958
CountryAustralia
laughter cry caged
That was what happened to laughter when you caged it. It became unbearably sad. It was worse than crying.
forget life-is said
She's forgetting,' Ellen said to Jack, plumping herself down on a chair. 'All of her life is leaking out of her. Soon there will be nothing left.
doe
Maruman does not loll.
block heart eye
The mirror had broken into millions of pieces and the wind blew them all over the world. If a person got a speck in their eye, the person would only see the ugly side of things from then on, but if a piece got in their blood and it reached their heart, it would freeze into a solid block of ice and they couldn't feel anything anymore
greed may faults
Impatience is not the least of your faults, Malik, it is a kind of greed and someday it may see you undone.
stars fall heart
You are born with the yearning arrow, my Glynna, though you are not yet fully aware of it. It is not a happy thing to possess, for nothing on earth - no goal, no person how ever beloved - will answer it. It points to the sky and to the heavens and the stars and when it cannot reach them, it must fall back to pierce your heart.
oral poetic time
First and foremost, I'm an oral storyteller - I'll make a poetic choice over a grammatical choice every single time.
life spent
I am very fortunate in that I have spent pretty much my whole life being a writer, and before I was a writer, I was a storyteller.
almost forgotten links mystical power
I have never forgotten the almost mystical power over an audience a storyteller has, when the story is deep and links you.
constant
Isn't that what writing is about? The constant attempt to understand the world?
arise best ultimate
The best books arise from some ultimate question in the author.
audience book
The first audience that you have when writing a book is you.
gritty life people
The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life.
battered books gratifying love until
What's gratifying is that it's my books that are being read and reread until they're battered over the years. I love that.