It's the story of my life. You see, the quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead. Now, as you look through this document you'll see that I've underlined all the major decisions I ever made to make the stand out. They're all indexed and cross-referenced. See? All I can suggest is that if you take decisions that are exactly opposite to the sort of decisions that I've taken, then maybe you won't finish up at the end of your life" --she paused, and filled her lungs for a good should--"in a smelly old cave like this!

There was a terribly ghastly silence. There was a terribly ghastly noise. There was a terribly ghastly silence.

Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.

Here, for whatever reason, is the world. And here it stays. With me on it.

In cases of major discrepancy its always reality thats got it wrong ... reality is frequently inaccurate.

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.

As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst, and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a dour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly, cheerful, and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger, unless they are an American.