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> [Coming to Australia, it was just really magical for me. It just had the wow factor of a different sort of place and, more so, just being with a family that wanted to love me and to have me, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/coming-to-australia-it-was-just-really-magical-for-me-it-just-had-the/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ab/saroo-brierley-13154_australia_coming-to-australia-it-was-just-really-m_1734399.jpg)

## More by Saroo Brierley

> [Being involved in sports and having a very sport orientated family just helped the transition extremely well. I guess, in a way, your school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/being-involved-in-sports-and-having-a-very-sport-orientated-family/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [Just as my search for my mother had in some ways shaped my life, her faith that I was alive had shaped hers. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/just-as-my-search-for-my-mother-had-in-some-ways-shaped-my-life-her/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [The streets of India are not safe for children, and every year, thousands are forced to live on the streets, avoiding being kidnapped or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/the-streets-of-india-are-not-safe-for-children-and-every-year/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [I see Calcutta as a place where I have a lot of memories... a lot of fond memories of coming back here and helping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/i-see-calcutta-as-a-place-where-i-have-a-lot-of-memories-a-lot-of/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [It's easy to blame technology for what we perceive to be a vast disconnect between people. We're so wrapped up in social media, texting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/it-s-easy-to-blame-technology-for-what-we-perceive-to-be-a-vast/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [I tell my friends that 'you don't know how lucky you are to be in Tasmania, because when you go away internationally, you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/i-tell-my-friends-that-you-don-t-know-how-lucky-you-are-to-be-in/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [I'm still so grounded and so regimented, too. I've developed myself for such a long time - my characteristics and who I am -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/i-m-still-so-grounded-and-so-regimented-too-i-ve-developed-myself-for/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [I'm fairly sort of a laid-back and optimistic guy full of effervescence and vitality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/i-m-fairly-sort-of-a-laid-back-and-optimistic-guy-full-of/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [“Hunger limits you because you are constantly thinking about getting food, keeping the food if you do get your hands on some, and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/hunger-limits-you-because-you-are-constantly-thinking-about-getting/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [We were a sport-oriented family. Because I was athletic, I made friends easily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/we-were-a-sport-oriented-family-because-i-was-athletic-i-made-friends/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [I almost drowned in the Hooghly river, which is something really crazy. If there is something about Calcutta that scares me, it's that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/i-almost-drowned-in-the-hooghly-river-which-is-something-really-crazy/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [“birdwatching or sailing. Dad often took me out on his small catamaran, which only increased my love of the water, and I finally learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/birdwatching-or-sailing-dad-often-took-me-out-on-his-small-catamaran/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [I don't really have a worldview.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/i-don-t-really-have-a-worldview/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [“imagined what I’d do when I reached this stage. It now seems absurd, but I suppose I thought I’d find a town labelled ‘Ginestlay’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/imagined-what-i-d-do-when-i-reached-this-stage-it-now-seems-absurd/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

> [I've moved to Australia, to amazing parents who gave me unconditional love, to being educated and submerged in an amazing country and society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saroo-brierley/i-ve-moved-to-australia-to-amazing-parents-who-gave-me-unconditional/)

[Saroo Brierley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saroo-brierley/)

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