Tim Winton

Born 4 August 1960

From Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Nationality: Australia · Writes fiction

Tim Winton is an Australian novelist and actively involved in the environmental movement.

Quotes

“I only believe in one thing, Les,” Sam solemnly uttered. “Hairy Hand of God, otherwise known as Lady Luck. Our Lady, if she’s shinin that lamp on ya, she’ll give you what you want.”
Cloudstreet, Part 4
“Over the years Ida had fattened up. She sort of spread, like a garden gone wild.”
In the Winter Dark, Chapter 3
“Nanna was the first dead person I ever saw. Her hair was blue against the pillow. And when me hand bumped her cheek she was cold and heavy and a kind of spark went through me, like a terrible familiar feeling. And I understood it then. She was meat. That’s what dead things are.”
The Shepherd's Hut, Part I
“All the big things hurt, the things you remember. If it doesn’t hurt it’s not important.”
The Turning, p.26
“Ambition, Rose. It squeezes us into corners and turns out ugly shapes.”
Cloudstreet, Part 8

Books by Tim Winton in the order they were published, from An Open Swimmer (1982) to Hatched (2013).