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All writers are obviously neurotic... For various reasons, writers retreat into an imaginary world because they find ordinary life rather difficult or boring or both.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: All Writers Because Boring Both Difficult Find Imaginary Imaginary World Life Neurotic Obviously Ordinary Ordinary Life Rather Reasons Retreat Various Various Reasons World Writers

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Poetry was the first step, and from the age of 18, there was nothing else I wanted to do.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: Age Else First First Step Nothing Poetry Step Wanted

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I was completely devoted to reading and books from the age of seven. It took until I was 18 to have the confidence to write poetry.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: Age Books Confidence Devoted Poetry Reading Seven Took Until Write

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I don't believe novels should carry an obvious message. I don't want to write characters you can immediately say are good or bad; as in life, most people are a mixture.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: Bad Believe Carry Characters Good Immediately Life Message Mixture Most Novels Obvious People Say Should Want Write You

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I've known several spies who have wanted to become novelists. And novelists who became spies, of course.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: Became Become Course Known Novelists Several Spies Wanted Who

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I make a rod for my own back because people see my novels as quasi documentaries. But it is never history that's the main event of my books. It's my characters.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: Back Because Books Characters Documentaries Event History Main Make My Own Never Novels Own People Rod See

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The unseen world is what emanates from God.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: God Unseen World

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I do believe in God.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: Believe God

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Basically, it comes down to this: do you believe in God, or don't you believe in God.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: Basically Believe Down God You

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I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked your book.

~Christopher Koch

Topics: Book Finding Get Greatest Intelligent Liked People Reasonably Receptive Reward Think Who Writer You Your I Think

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Novelist

Born: July 16th, 1932

Died: September 23rd, 2013

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