Quotes by Michael Leunig

“There's a particular sensitivity required to be an artist, and a certain vulnerability, perhaps, and also, somewhere between, you're in your body a lot, too. It's much more physical than one would ...”

“What modern humans need help with is escaping from the despair of politics, commerce and media, escaping from the drabness and oppressiveness of worldly values and seeing through suburban mentality...”

“Practically every technology that is ever invented is touted as being the new savior, the thing that will bring peace and goodwill to the earth, but immediately it falls into other hands who see it...”

“Wisdom may best arise from a humbling reality.”

“The relentless invisible storm of radio signals and electronic particles, the hustle and bustle, and the billions of petrol explosions in the engine blocks of trucks and cars seem to churn up the m...”

“Existential philosophy, poetry and art - just like sadness - were all unavoidable to a tender young man in the meat works.”

“When I was a boy, my own dad told me in a smiling and wistful way that it's a wise man that knows his own father.”

“Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that.”

“Fogs are like dreams that feed the soul, and without their mysterious embrace, childhood, courtship, poetry and the composition of music become all the more difficult.”

“When the heartIs cut or cracked or brokenDo not clutch itLet the wound lie openLet the windFrom the good old sea blow inTo bathe the wound with saltAnd let it sting.Let a stray dog lick itLet a bir...”