"Easter is reflecting upon suffering for one thing, but it also reflects upon Jesus and his non compliance in the face of great authority where he holds to his truth - so there's two stories there."

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Source : "Michael Leunig Finds Modern Meaning in the Easter Story". Interview with Annette Marner, www.abc.net.au. March 28, 2013.

Michael Leunig

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“There are some classified documents there that we received from the CIA. Our arrangement with the CIA was that we could by mutual agreement declassify these documents, but we had no authority to unilaterally declassify them.”
“Maybe if literature was prohibited the same way as cocaine, people out of pure curiosity would try to get a couple of lines”
“If there's a large move on significant news, either favorable or unfavorable, the stock will usually continue to move in that direction.”
“Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip into some very delicate, vulnerable soft stuff. I like that combination.”
“Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.”
“A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.”
“Not only, in strict truth, was marriage instituted for the propagation of the human race, but also that the lives of husbands and wives might be made better and happier.”
“With every thought we think, we either summon or block a miracle. It is not our circumstances, then, but rather our thoughts about our circumstances, that determine our power to transform them.”

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