When I finally began to publish, my father never read my work. He'd say, 'Oh, that's your mother's sort of thing.' But my mother found the books rather upsetting. I figure she read just enough to know that she didn't want to go there.
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"When I finally began to publish, my father never read my work. He'd say, 'Oh, that's your mother's sort of thing.' But my mother found the books rather upsetting. I figure she read just enough to know that she didn't want to go there." — Peter Carey #familyparenting
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When I finally began to publish, my father never read my work. He'd say, 'Oh, that's your mother's sort of thing.' But my mother found the books rather upsetting. I figure she read just enough to know that she didn't want to go there. — Peter Carey
About Peter Carey
Peter Carey was a Novelist from Australia (1943–1897).
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This quote is attributed to Peter Carey, a Novelist from Australia.
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Peter Carey lived from 1943 – 1897.
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