"Being lost in Australia gives you a lovely feeling of security."

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Source : 1987 The Songlines, ch.10.

Bruce Chatwin

#Australia Quotes #Giving Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.”
“If someone wants to be a part of your life, theyâ€™ll be there. So donâ€™t bother saving a spot for someone who wonâ€™t make an effort to stay.”
“High school was interesting, because I went from a public school middle school to an academy where the first year we were doing Latin, chemistry, biology. I mean, I was woefully unprepared for the type of study.”
“It was fine and good to be defiant to the end, but it was better not to get caught in the first place.”
“George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes about him on TV already.”
“When he grew old, Aristotle, who is not generally considered a tightrope dancer, liked to lose himself in the most labyrinthine and subtle of discourses [â€¦]. â€˜The more solitary and isolated I become, the more I come to like stories,â€™ he said.”
“Knowledge comes as it will. Life's lessons come at the most surprising times.”
“Marlene Dumas is one of the two or three most successful female artists alive, if you judge by prices. I've never reviewed her work, because I find nothing in it to get excited about no matter how hard I look.”

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