Richard Flanagan - Gould's Book of Fish (2001)

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The idea of the past is as useless as the idea of the future. Both could be invoked by anybody about anything. There is never any more beauty than there is now. There is no more joy or wonder or sorrow than there is now, nor perfection, nor any more evil nor any more good than there is now.

Richard Flanagan

When forging money, I had always salved my conscience by concluding that I was merely extending the lie of commerce.

Richard Flanagan