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21 quotes by Paul Kane

Paul Kane Self-portrait, circa 1845 Born September 3, 1810 Mallow, County Cork, Ireland Died February 20, 1871(1871-02-20) (aged 60) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Nationality Irish-Canadian Education Self-educated Known for Painting Paul Kane (September 3, 1810 – February 20, 1871) was an Irish-born Canadian painter, famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and other Native Americans in the Oregon Country. A...
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The most terrifying thing I can think of is being alone - and I mean utterly alone, like no one else in the world alone - at night. That's the... →

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As for goals, I don't set myself those anymore. I'm not one of these 'I must have achieved this and that by next year' kind of... →

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Because I'm such a creative person, and I've always got my nose in a book, I suppose it was only a matter of time before non-fiction turned... →

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I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I... →

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Writing can be a very solitary business. It's you sat at a desk typing words into a computer. It can get lonely sometimes and lots of writers... →

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I also paint, draw and I'm into film and photography as well, and the same thing applies to all of them. You're presenting this material to... →

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I'm fortunate in that I'm a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around... →

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I don't know anyone who actually likes the dark or night-time. I don't care how much they say it doesn't bother them. That's why we... →

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For English assignments I was constantly coming up with these strange adventure stories... But I actually wanted to be an artist, or maybe work in... →

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I've had a lot of very positive feedback about those stories, and seem to have struck upon something that most people feel. I can also tap dance... →

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Unlike life, you've got more or less complete control over what's going on in your stories. That's not to say you can make characters do... →

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This sort of encouragement is vital for any writer. And lastly the publication of Touching the Flame, which was on hold for two years and went... →

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My most intimate secrets? Well, if I told you those they wouldn't be secrets now, would they? Seriously though I don't have too many secrets.... →

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