"It's the saddest sight to see, Scully, a man lettin his own life slip through his hands."
Tim Winton Quotes
born 1960 Australia
Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written many novels, as well as children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories.
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39 quotes
"It does you good to be tenants. It reminds you of your own true position in the world."
Cloudstreet (1991)
The Shepherd's Hut (2018)
"Hoping is what people do when they're too lazy to do anything else."
Cloudstreet (1991)
You spend your whole life trying to work out where you fit.
That Eye, the Sky (1986)
I should have known earlier to always live like that.
In the Winter Dark (1988)
"All the big things hurt, the things you remember. If it doesn't hurt it's not important."
The Turning (2004)
The Riders (1994)
"Ambition, Rose. It squeezes us into corners and turns out ugly shapes."
Cloudstreet (1991)
It's a survival thing, making yourself a small target.
The Turning (2004)
It only takes one thing to make you unhappy.
That Eye, the Sky (1986)
The Riders (1994)
And you know someone's special when you never get enough of them.
The Shepherd's Hut (2018)
In the Winter Dark (1988)
I suspect I only really liked her because she liked me first.
Breath (2008)
Honestly, sometimes you'd rather be a dog. A mutt doesn't torture itself with thinking.
The Shepherd's Hut (2018)
I knew from hunting food the thing you need most of isn't water or ammo, it's patience.
The Shepherd's Hut (2018)
It seemed that these were Joneses who didn't need much keeping up with.
The Turning (2004)
The past is in us, and not behind us. Things are never over.
The Turning (2004)
The Turning (2004)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tim Winton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.