I discovered in nature the non utilitarian delights that I sought in art. Both were a form of magic, both were a game of intricate enchantment and deception.

The nostalgia I have been cherishing all these years is a hypertrophied sense of lost childhood, not sorrow for lost banknotes.

I see again my schoolroom in Vyra, the blue roses of the wallpaper, the open window.… Everything is as it should be, nothing will ever change, nobody will ever die.

How small the cosmos (a kangaroo's pouch would hold it), how paltry and puny in comparison to human consciousness, to a single individual recollection, and its expression in words!

...for she soars with the wildest hyperbole when not tagging after the most pedestrian dictum.

Everything he said should be followed by a big sic

One is always at home in one's past...

Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.

The willingness to change one’s mind in the light of new evidence is a sign of rationality not weakness.

Affirm the Scripture to revive your spirit.

Family life was and always will be the foundation of any civilization. Destroy the family and you destroy the country.

The bravest are the most tender

To be honest with you, I dont male-bash. I dont believe in male-bashing. I write about things that are natural, that happen in life.

I'm a person of the mountains and the open paddocks and the big empty sky, that's me, and I knew if I spent too long away from all that I'd die; I don't know what of, I just knew I'd die.

Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.

Years ago I was a runway model, and I used to get laughs. I thought it was a joke anyway

I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a character mostly in his 30s and 40s.