Back in 2015, I started a little ad hoc Favourite Quotes series but so far have only written four posts. This is not because I have a dearth of favourite quotes but because I don't find time to share them. However, in the program for the most recent Musica Viva concert we attended, I came across … Continue reading Favourite quotes: from a Musica Viva program
Favourite quotes
Favourite quotes: from Marion Halligan’s Fog Garden
Some time ago, I started a little ad hoc Favourite Quotes series but I haven't added to it for some time. This post, I actually drafted back then, but never got around to completely it, but I will now! One of my favourite Australian writers, though I've only reviewed one of her recent books on my … Continue reading Favourite quotes: from Marion Halligan’s Fog Garden
Favourite quotes: from Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley
Finally, the third in my funny little Favourite Quotes series which I resurrected earlier this year. In August I posted a review (of sorts) of the first volume of Sir Walter Scott's first novel, Waverley, and I included a quote describing his hero's unstructured, undisciplined reading encouraged by a theory of education that sounds a bit … Continue reading Favourite quotes: from Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley
Favourite quotes: from the artist Hans Heysen
I started this little Favourite Quotes series some time ago, with a specific purpose in mind, but it fell by the way-side in the busy-ness of life. However, I regularly come across statements that I'd love to document somewhere useful so that I don't lose them - and so I am resurrecting this series with … Continue reading Favourite quotes: from the artist Hans Heysen
Favourite quotes: from Thea Astley’s Coda
I've decided to start a new, occasional series - a bit like The Conversation does! I have two reasons for this. One is that I'm reading pretty slowly at the moment, partly because my current read is a big one, and partly because life is busy. The other is that during my current decluttering project I've come across … Continue reading Favourite quotes: from Thea Astley’s Coda