I’ve seen some of the most violent hard cases in the city twinkling through a quickstep and dipping into a tango with an aplomb and skill that would have earned them a guest spot on Come Dancing.

I can’t remember exactly when I started to steal, but I do remember being aware of the fact that if I wanted to enjoy myself and be popular, money was the way to do it.

I remembered what it was like to die-the pain, the fear, the doubt, and the unknown. Somehow I had cheated death once. Now I was about to try again.

If you feel that without a certain person, or position, or achievement, your life would be not worth living, you may be deeper into idolatry than you think.

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

No man however great is greater than his people

Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education.

I don't work this hard just to be the best player. I do it to win.

Griefs assured are felt before they come.

We love in others what we lack ourselves, and would be everything but what we are.

And what it depends on, of course, is whether the story itself is worth the ethical compromise it requires and whether the competition is onto the story.