Existential philosophy, poetry and art - just like sadness - were all unavoidable to a tender young man in the meat works. Michael Leunig artexistentialman Change image and share on social
Wars don't happen on battlefields; they go on happening in people's hearts for generations and generations, and the ecological damage is unfathomably complex and dire. Michael Leunig battlefieldcomplexdamage Change image and share on social
Easter is reflecting upon suffering for one thing, but it also reflects upon Jesus and his non compliance in the face of great authority where he holds to his truth - so there's two stories there. Michael Leunig authoritycomplianceeaster Change image and share on social
Over the years, my marks on paper have landed me in all sorts of courts and controversies - I have been comprehensively labelled; anti-this and anti-that, anti-social, anti-football, anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-Semitic, anti-science, anti-republican, anti-American, anti-Australian - to recall just an armful of the antis. Michael Leunig americanantiarmful share on social
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 and normal community standards so that they can find some much-needed relief for their wilting souls. Michael Leunig commercecommunitydespair share on social
It's a consoling notion that death is a very tiny hole, and you need to make yourself very small to get through it. One obviously needs to lighten off, and a rucksack full of bricks or a mantelpiece full of trophies will certainly have to be abandoned - the sooner the better, I say. Michael Leunig abandonbrickconsole share on social
I've learned to respect the whimsical. Michael Leunig havelearnrespect Change image and share on social
Darkness is full of possibility. Michael Leunig darknessfullpossibility Change image and share on social
I never had a spirit-breaking, soul-destroying religion drummed into me. Michael Leunig breakdestroydrum Change image and share on social
To live in the midst of suffering, which we do, we do, amid distress, and to keep some equilibrium in the midst of that - that would be happiness enough. Michael Leunig amiddistressequilibrium Change image and share on social