My routine is to create activities for myself unrelated to writing that allow little time for writing. This means that when I do get the chance to write, it is like a stolen luxury, something clandestine and almost forbidden. Anthony McCarten Read Quote
Reading is essential to human life. When the last reader dies, humanity will be at an end. Anthony McCarten Read Quote
No murder or sin or act of barbarism or cruelty has ever been committed by a person fully absorbed in the reading of a book. By this fact alone, we can conclude that readers are nicer people, at least until they put the book down. When we are reading, we are better. Anthony McCarten Read Quote
The New Zealand sense of humor is tough and realistic. Jokes are not surreal; they are about life and death and tough decisions. Anthony McCarten Read Quote
I am so superstitious that I think even discussing this subject is dangerous and will probably bring me terrible luck. Having been raised a Catholic, superstition becomes almost part of your DNA. The challenge is to slowly rid yourself of these little delusions. Anthony McCarten Read Quote
