Perhaps the virtue of coming from a place like Tasmania is that you had the great gift of knowing that you were not the centre of things, yet life was no less where you were. Richard Flanagan centrecomegift Change image and share on social
Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore. Jean Baudrillard badbearboredom Change image and share on social
Perhaps the writer I've read the most of is Haruki Murakami, the Japanese writer, but I wouldn't necessarily say he's a favourite. I read him because I find his work so intriguing, but I don't necessarily feel I would follow this writer to the ends of the earth. Shaun Tan earthendfavourite share on social
Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers. Marcus Aurelius everlastingignorantlazy Change image and share on social
Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and Western poetry is that the former cultivates short forms and the latter longer ones, gut this is only in part true. Lafcadio Hearn cultivatedifferenceform share on social
Perhaps there is no agony worse than the tedium I experienced waiting for Something to Happen. Lance Loud agonybadlyexperience Change image and share on social
Perhaps there is no greater issue facing contemporary women than the choices they must make about balancing home and work. Camille Paglia balancechoicecontemporary Change image and share on social
Perhaps these Ten Commandments cases will be the turning point in the legal war against religion. Cliff Stearns casecommandmentlegal Change image and share on social
Perhaps they thought I was on a fact-finding mission, never for one moment thinking that a man of my age and build could be suffering from bulimia nervosa, but that's what the consultant said I had. John Prescott agebuildbulimia Change image and share on social
Perhaps things are not things but words: metaphors, words for other things. Octavio Paz metaphorthingword Change image and share on social
