When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody. – John McGahern
When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private world to life that found its first expression through reading. I really dislike the romantic notion of the artist. – John McGahern
You built a factory out there, good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads that the rest of us paid for. You hired workers that the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. – Elizabeth Warren
I will go to the next election saying to Australians, vote for me, vote for the Liberal Party, and I will become your PM. So Im offering myself as the alternative PM – thats one way people describe the Leader of the Opposition – but Im not in politics for myself to realize a personal ambition. – Malcolm Turnbull