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About Geraldine Brooks
Australian-American journalist and novelist
Geraldine Brooks is an Australian-American journalist and novelist, known for her fiction and reporting. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 2005 novel March. Brooks has written both journalism and novels, and March brought her major recognition. Her work is associated with literary fiction and with the eye for detail that comes from a background in reporting.
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Explore Pessimism
- “He talked about luck and fate and numbers coming up, yet he never ventured a nickel at the casinos because he…”Hunter S. Thompson
- “It's much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.”Lemmy
- “Pessimism is a very easy way out when you’re considering what life really is, because pessimism is a short vi…”Robertson Davies
Optimism: more sayings
- “Real change is difficult at the beginning. Without the familiar to rely upon, you may not in as much command…”Roy T. Bennett
- “There are really four 'headlines' for me: honesty, integrity, hard work, and what I call a 'can-do' attitude.…”Dylan Taylor
- “Ideas become reality. once you hit that reality, you get a new idea. it's a virtuous upward spiral. However,…”Richie Norton
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Books by Geraldine Brooks
People of the book
2009
Year of Wonders
2001
Caleb's crossing
2011
March
2005
The Secret Chord
2015