Patrick White
Patrick White
Patrick Victor Martindale Whitewas an Australian writer who is widely regarded as one of the most important English-language novelists of the 20th century. From 1935 to his death, he published 12 novels, three short-story collections and eight plays...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 May 1912
CountryAustralia
sleep men rocks
She would have liked to sit upon a rock and listen to words, not of any man, but detached, mysterious, poetic words that she alone would interpret through some sense inherited from sleep.
honesty littles irony
Because he had nothing to hide, he did perhaps appear to have forfeited a little of his strength. But that is the irony of honesty.
imagination truth-is ifs
If truth is not acceptable, it becomes the imagination of others.
stars appearance spoil
To understand the stars would spoil their appearance.
choices alternatives life-is
Life is full of alternatives but no choice.
failure language learn whether wonder
The failure of The Aunt's Story and the need to learn a language afresh made me wonder whether I should ever write another word.
anyone believe goes land sees speaks
We believe the land speaks to anyone who goes there and sees the site. It is very moving.