I am often disgusted at hearing young people I know, declare that they are afraid of doing this or that, because they MIGHT be killed.

I do not like Melbourne in its present state.

Melbourne is wonderfully altered since I last saw it. There are some very fair buildings in it now, and things are a little cheaper than they used to be.

I consider nothing low but ignorance, vice, and meanness, characteristics generally found where the animal propensities predominate over the higher sentiments.

Everyone who comes out does a very foolish thing in bringing such a quantity of clothes that he never wants.

What you say about this world I do not quite agree with; I think it a very good world, and only requires a person to be reasonable in his expectations, and not to trust too much to others.

We have this morning dropped anchor, just off Williamstown.

The actual danger is nothing, and the positive advantages very great.

Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

I studied the way I danced- to the point of dropping.

The denser places get, the lower the amount of energy people use to get around it.

Every one starts out being an atheist.

A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.

I don't really lift weights. It's kind of a vanity thing that I don't get into.

Too many films today feel formulaic and familiar. I prefer it when the familiar is made to feel strange.

When I was a very small child I went to a new play group. The first thing I did was run over to a little tot with incredibly chubby cheeks and sink my teeth right into them.

Im a registered independent with a lot of libertarian leanings.