After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.

As we grew to love South Australia, we felt that we were in an expanding society, still feeling the bond to the motherland, but eager to develop a perfect society in the land of our adoption.

Even before the discovery of copper South Australia had turned the corner.

I look back to a happy childhood.

Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive.

Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems impossible.

There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life

A glass of whisky in Scotland in the thirties cost less than a cup of tea.

South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.

I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both.

Probably my mother's life was prolonged beyond that of a long-lived family by her coming to Australia in middle life; and if I ever had any tendency to consumption, the climate must have helped me.

Sometimes life is a constant battle against the nostalgia of a time that can never be real again.

Let your Creed be to do a Good Deed. When your Focus is on your Need instead of your Greed, you will succeed.

Truths may clash without contradicting each other.

You cant just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you.

I realize that, while often happy and often cheerful, I am always sad.

Unfortunately politicians are not very sound people or they wouldn't be politicians.

Indeed it may be only by risking the incoherence of identity that connection is possible.

I was kind of reading you know Judy Blume and stuff like that. But yeah, but I've since educated myself.

Already, there is evidence that crimes are being committed with regard to campaign finance, and the FEC is unable to do anything.

Life is much simpler if you don’t notice anything.