Lies are just a mechanism for survival.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
The Necessity of Lies
T
Life’s Daily Multiplicity
L
Every life is many days, day after day.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
Meeting Ourselves in Life
M
We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love. But always meeting ourselves.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
Avoiding Responsibility
A
The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, ‘I’ve got responsibilities.’
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
Memory: Grief’s Companion
M
Memory is the only friend that grief can call its own.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
The Boredom of Agreement
T
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
Time: The Artful Thief
T
Time is a thief who leaves behind great works of art.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
Love’s Inevitable Course
L
Love is like the measles. We all have to go through it.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
Relishing the Reliable Past
R
The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to get a good night’s sleep.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker
Optimism’s Resemblance to Love
O
Optimism is the first cousin of love, and it’s exactly like love in three ways: it’s pushy, it has no real sense of humor, and it turns up where you least expect it.
Peter Carey – Illywhacker