He's very, very well-known. I'd say he's world-famous in Melbourne.

Everyone had a Japanese maple, although after Pearl Harbor most of these were patriotically poisoned, ringbarked and extirpated.

The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live.

I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.

My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.

It's an old Aboriginal word meaning 'Let's get together and have fun'. They gave us the word because they had no further need for it.

I'm an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so.