The journey is long, the road is dark and frightening, but together we can reach our destination: the Tasmania of which we all dream, where all are welcome and all prosper, made no longer of lies but truth, built not of rich men's hate but our love for our island and for each other.

There are words and words and none mean anything. And then one sentence means everything.

I think it's always wrong of writers to make too much of the pains of their labors, because most people have much worse jobs and suffer such indignities and hardships.

I think writing should be about change.

When forging money, I had always salved my conscience by concluding that I was merely extending the lie of commerce.

We live in a material world, not a dramatic one.

The path to survival was to never give up on the small things.