I never really understood who the Magi were as a child. What is a Magi? Not a word I would use, but a magpie I could understand. Michael Leunig childmagimagpie Change image and share on social
Murk can be described as an enfeebled fog with a personality disorder; it is more troubled than ethereal, sulking moodily over our lives at the end of the day. Michael Leunig daydisorderend Change image and share on social
In the modern world, it may be that a living father can only be half a father to a boy - the dead father is the other vital half: the half that grows the boy up once and for all. Michael Leunig boydeadfather Change image and share on social
The insatiable need for heartless power and ruthless control is the telltale sign of an uninitiated man - the most irresponsible, incompetent and destructive force on earth. Michael Leunig controldestructiveearth Change image and share on social
Modern man is probably a more humiliated and depressed creature than he dares to know. Michael Leunig creaturedaredepress Change image and share on social
In some ways, calm bodily protest has a nakedness to it that may be deeply embarrassing for observers; an act not unlike the bare-faced Oliver Twist effrontery that stands vulnerably before authority, asking for more or better. Michael Leunig actauthoritybare share on social
I became a cartoonist because I'd sort of failed at everything else, really. I mean, it was by default. Michael Leunig cartoonistdefaultfail Change image and share on social
The repression of virtuous instinct in the modern world is an incremental tragedy. Repress one instinct, and you repress many; other parts of consciousness go down, also. Michael Leunig consciousnessincrementalinstinct Change image and share on social
So few humans seem to fully exist themselves that I wonder if all this endless speculation and haggling about God is really an exploration of a more interesting and embarrassing question about ourselves. Michael Leunig embarrassendlessexist share on social
Where do I get my information from? Well, I get it from the radio, and I get it from the newspaper, and then I get it from my conversations, and I get it from the paddocks around the bush. I get it; it turns up. You'd be most surprised how it turns up. Michael Leunig bushconversationinformation share on social