“I'm excited but afraid. I long to turn and wedge myself through the horse's arse from which I've just fallen, to sit safe in the hot womb of my room. But this is Jasper Jones, and he and come to… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“...if it were anyone else, I would choose to step back and turn away right now. I would never bow my head and push through that wattle, and its golden orbs would never shake loose and nestle in my hair… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
Batman doesn't have any superpowers. He's not superhuman. He's not super. So therefore he can't be a superhero. — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“Holding something doesn't make it yours. You realize at some point you're just keeping it back for yourself, because it's pulling away with equal… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“See, most people you meet, they'll talk to you through fifty layers of gauze and tinting. Sometimes you know they're lying even before they've… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“See, Batman is different. He's mortal. He's got a real life to risk. Superman just has to avoid Kryptonite. Big deal. Superman fears nothing… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“What kind of lousy world is this? Has it always been this way, or has the bottom fallen out of it in the past… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
Still, there is something emboldening about being awake when the rest of the world is sleeping. Like I know something they don't. — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“I'm excited but afraid. I long to turn and wedge myself through the horse's arse from which I've just fallen, to sit safe in… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
How strange and abandoned and unsettled I am. Like a snowdome paper weight that's been shaken. There's a blizzard in my bubble. Everything in… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“Sorry is a question that begs forgiveness, because the metronome of a good heart won't settle until things are set right and true.” — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“Tongues were wagging. Aspersions were being cast like dandelion spores on hot gossipy winds.” — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
Every instance in my life, I've felt like the exact opposite of Superman. Except this time, this moment right now. I don't care. I… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“And it happens like that. Like when you first realize that there is no such thing as magic. Or that nothing actually answers your… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
You need to understand that truth is stranger than fiction. Listen: people are willing to swallow any old tripe as long as you say… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“I force a smile and hold up my hand, which must end up looking like some sort of strange, leery wince, like I've just… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
