“I think my family has come a long way. The sad thing is that so many haven't. So many have stayed in their own little world. Some because they don't want to leave it, others because the world aroun...”

“So I'm cruising down the road and the object of my thoughts is racing down the street, screaming that her father is a cop. A public servant, very flattering" " I like a man in uniform" He laughed....”

“A different Australia emerged in the 1950s. A multicultural one, and 30 years on we're still trying to fit in as ethnics and we're still trying to fit the ethnics in as Australians.”

“It's all rather political, mourning is.”

“...I don't believe you should be a virgin when you get married,' Sera said. 'You should experiment. Men do''Yes, but only if you're in love with them,' I said.”

“Simple dreams are the hardest to come true”

“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”

“You think because he doesn't love you that you are worthless. You think that because he doesn't want you anymore that he is right -- that his judgement and opinion of you are correct. If he throws ...”

“The only noise now was the rain, pattering softly with the magnificent indifference of nature for the tangled passions of humans.”

“With belles no longer did he fall in love,but dangled after them just anyhow;when they refused, he solaced in a twinkle;when they betrayed, was glad to rest.He would seek them without intoxication,...”

“You cant get a reaction from someone who doesnt give a shit.”

“Which do you prefer, she says. Sex or Violence?I try to smile. What's the difference, really.”

“TO VICTOR HUGO OF MY CROW PLUTO Even when the bird is walking we know that it has wings.VICTOR HUGO Of: my crow Pluto, the true Plato, azzurronegro green-blue rainbow Victor Hugo, it is true we kno...”

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“Anything and everything made her think about him. He was so much a part of her, embedded in her soul. [Mina and Diego]”