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 modern father world Change image and share on social
Every child is a greedy child, I think. I mean, it's healthy to be a greedy child. Michael Leunig healthy child greedy Change image and share on social
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. Michael Leunig man wise wistful Change image and share on social
Darkness is full of possibility. Michael Leunig darkness full possibility Change image and share on social
You wouldn't wish hardship on anyone, but when it comes, you would be crazy not to see the huge growth that will come from it. Michael Leunig crazy growth hardship Change image and share on social
Meat workers may have been looked down upon socially, but at least they were well-paid and were a fit and lively bunch as a result of hard, honest physical work. Michael Leunig result socially physical Change image and share on social
Art, like religion, arises from the spirit, but alas, the formalizing of spiritual life all too often ends in hypocrisy. Michael Leunig spirit hypocrisy life Change image and share on social
I'm totally deaf in my right ear, yeah. Michael Leunig totally deaf yeah Change image and share on social
I am probably not alone in sensing above me the huge corporations and monstrous banks, science, politics and technologies, spy satellites and stock markets, military systems and massive wealth - forces and dynamics I don't understand or can hardly imagine. Michael Leunig sense massive huge share on social
A dear friend of my early childhood has worked as an anthropologist in Papua New Guinea for much of her life, and from the tiny island where her main work has been focused, she has brought me many funny and beautiful stories over the years. Michael Leunig guinea childhood focus share on social