Brisbane Quotes

You know what's the worst? Having realistic, ordinary expectations taken out of your reach by seemingly unrealistic, extraordinary circumstances.

The false hope I filled myself with is fleeing and I'm beginning to feel scared again.

I must have appeared like a real bad boy in Christy's eyes. Well, at least a bad boy by home and away standards.

Nyree taught me not to trust anyone but Steve quickly corrected that lesson and taught me not to trust everyone.

Even freedom needs some rules to keep it from being complete chaos.

I took her word and didn't let my concern for my future ruin the present moment.

The best experiences can't be forced and they come when you least expect it. You don't find misadventure, it finds you.

I realised I got anxious because my true aspiration wasn't to become the chief of a multi-billion dollar, multi-national company that created widgets or some shit.

Time is wasted on the young and experience is wasted on the old.

It's easy to give up at the beginning of something, but after gaining a bit of momentum it's not as tempting or easy to just give up.

Your days are only important if you decide to make them important.

If I hadn't worked up the courage to talk to Christy, she most likely would have been a pretty face that disappeared back into the crowd.

People give up. People settle. People persevere. And you can do all three if you're smart enough.

I let my initial stance on her prettiness stand and didn't let any superficial thoughts hobble it.

Besides the gifts, the only thing that gave the headstones colour were the memories family and friends had of the people they represented.

Lighting a cigarette with a sense of achievement for company made the journey worth it.

The stretch of Bruce Highway between Gin Gin and Miriam Vale was long and lonesome.