The Beatties were always arguing, it gave them an interest in life.

The pioneer kills what he loves.

The great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy.

Dogs may be divided into two classes: those who are merely afraid of cattle and those who can't abide them.

One of the stock Sydney jokes is of the census-taker who enquires: 'How many children have you, ma'am?' 'Two living and three in Melbourne.'

How much does one imagine, how much observe? One can no more separate those functions than divide light from air, or wetness from water.

They [zebras] looked like highly varnished animated toys.