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What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it, is not to write books or scale mountains or sail oceans, but to achieve happiness, and preferably an unselfish happiness.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Achieve Books Happiness Life Mean Mountains Oceans Point Sail Scale See Unselfish Write I See

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Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Back Chances Course Hand Idiotic Irresponsible Looking Looking Back Mad Never No Regrets Regrets Take Then Winning You

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Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Almost Anyone Bore Certainly Claims Clear Clear Conscience Conscience Entirely Who

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I sometimes wonder what would have happened if the first book had not sold... doesn't bear thinking about, but I suppose we'd have made it work somehow.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: About Bear Book First Had Happened Made Sold Somehow Sometimes Suppose Thinking Wonder Work Would

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And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Because Books Committee Decisions Instead Make Member Simplicity Team Writing Yes You Yourself

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I'm fortunate that the books sell, but even more fortunate to live in Chatham, to be very happily married and to have, on the whole, a fairly clear conscience.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Books Clear Clear Conscience Conscience Even Fairly Fortunate Happily Live Married More Sell Very Whole

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So the books have a greater appeal to a British audience, but that hasn't stopped them making best-seller lists in places like Brazil, Japan and at least a dozen other countries.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Appeal Audience Books Brazil British Countries Dozen Greater Japan Least Like Lists Making Other Other Countries Places Stopped Them

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Judy couldn't move to Britain for family reasons, so I had to come to the States, and the U.S. government wouldn't give me a Green Card, so I airily told her I'd write a book.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Book Britain Card Come Family Give Give Me Government Green Had Her Judy Me Move Reasons States U.s. Government Write

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Television is a young person's medium.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Medium Person Television Young

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Writing is a solitary occupation.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Occupation Solitary Writing

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Novelist

Born: February 23rd, 1944

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