"It ain't what things actually are, it's all they stand for."

--

Source : Miles Franklin (2014). “Some Everyday Folk and Dawn”, p.178, Simon and Schuster

Miles Franklin

“Since therefore all things are ordered in subserviency to the good of man, they are so ordered by Him that made both man and them.”
“It'll always be easier to fight others if you reduce them to a single word or look at them just one way.”
“I know that a sweet child is the sweetest thing in nature, not even excepting the delicate creatures which bear them.”

Source : 'Essays of Elia' (1823) 'A Bachelor's Complaint of the Behaviour of Married People'
“I think genetic research is a fascinating and fertile area.”
“I like to challenge hitters with a 'Here it is, hit it,' mentality. It's definitely a big part of my game, especially when I get in situations where I need it. I usually save a little bit so it's there for me.”
“The world is as good as you are. You've got to learn to like yourself first.”
“Today, refuse to see yourself as a recipient of negative vibrations or as a victim of subtle or gross influence around you. Practice broadcasting the high vibrations of your inner radiance remembering all the while that the place upon which you stand is holy simply because you are standing there.”
“World power means nothing. Only the unsayable, jeweled inner life matters.”

You may also like:

Anna Funder
Author
Evie Wyld
Author
Henry Handel Richardson
Author
Henry Lawson
Writer
Kate Grenville
Author
Richard Flanagan
Novelist
Sonya Hartnett
Author
Thea Astley
Novelist
Tim Winton
Novelist