Mordecai Richler Quotes

Mordecai Richler — Canadian Novelist born on January 27, 1931, died on July 04, 2001

Mordecai Richler, CC was a Canadian writer. His best known works are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and Barney's Version. His 1989 novel Solomon Gursky Was Here was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is also well known for the Jacob Two-Two children's fantasy series... (wikipedia)

In Canada, nobody is ever overthrown because nobody gives a damn.

Coming from Canada, being a writer and Jewish as well, I have impeccable paranoia credentials.

Fundamentally, all writing is about the same thing; it's about dying, about the brief flicker of time we have here, and the frustration that it creates.

We live in the country, and I have a huge library there. When we go to London for the winter I never know which books to take. I never know what I am going to need. That's the only disadvantage.

Everybody writes a book too many.

Mordecai Richler Quotes

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