"Dinner was meat - not hunks of meat, as in Australia, but pathetic scraps of meat, as in Britain - which the girls upstairs transformed into edible dishes by heating it in secret ways and adding bits of stuff to it."

-- Clive James

#Girl Quotes #Humorous Quotes #Australia Quotes

“If they ask you to sign a contract up front or for money, that's usually a bad sign.”
“There will be no support in the island of Ireland for building a nuclear power station.”
“Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.”
“After all, the world is still great.”
“Just like Pagliacci did, I try to keep my surface hid. Smiling in the crowd I try, but in a lonely room I cry.”
“I think that nothing is impossible when you want to fulfill a dream. A lot of people will tell you that you can't do it, that you don't have what it takes, but if it is in your heart and you feel it, there is nothing that will stop you. It is like the sun - you can't block it: it will shine regardless, if that is what you want.”
“No, Father, I've a very different idea of love. And until my dying day I shall refuse to love a scheme of things in which children are put to torture.”
“Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed. Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so”

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