Patricia Duncker Professions : Novelist Born : June 29, 1951 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Patricia Duncker You can say anything, anything, if it is beautifully said. Patricia Duncker ifs say-anything said You write your first novel with the desperation of the damned. You're afraid that you'll never write anything else, ever again. Patricia Duncker desperation writing firsts Freedom: both so priceless and so expensive. Patricia Duncker priceless expensive The love between a writer and a reader is never celebrated. Patricia Duncker reader love-is Love is not feeling, child, nor even the passion of lovers, which always seeks only its own gratification. It is the act of caring, of giving, the act of protecting the weak, the helpless, the imprisoned and the desperate. Love is the hand raised in defence. You cannot love and keep your hands clean. Patricia Duncker passion caring children Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors