I never really understood who the Magi were as a child. What is a Magi? Not a word I would use, but… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
Sweetheart,' 'darling,' 'luv.' I like these words; they fit me like a comfortable old pullover. I remember them from childhood; that's what… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
I must warn you right here and now that I am a 'wet leftie,' a 'leftist' and also a member of the… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
Meat workers may have been looked down upon socially, but at least they were well-paid and were a fit and lively bunch… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
I had many good teachers, but only three of them were school teachers. — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
At the age of nine, I simultaneously fell in love with two Dutch sisters because they seemed so beautifully strange, and their… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
Existential philosophy, poetry and art - just like sadness - were all unavoidable to a tender young man in the meat works. — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
In my journey as a cartoonist, I seem to have accidentally stumbled into all sorts of traps, damnations and blacklists. — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
There are only two feelings, Love and fear: There are only two languages, Love and fear: There are only two activities, Love and fear:… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
If European symbols and traditions have grown tired, perfunctory and oppressively banal in Australia, or been drained of spirit and meaning by the dreary… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
Socialised humanity represses nature and degrades human nature; it takes life and waters it down - probably to control it - diluting existence with… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
I became a cartoonist because I'd sort of failed at everything else, really. I mean, it was by default. — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
I never really understood who the Magi were as a child. What is a Magi? Not a word I would use, but a magpie… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
God bless this tiny little boat, And me who travels in it. It stays afloat for years and years, And sinks within a minute.… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
There can be many reasons to travel, but wandering into the world for no particular reason is a sublime madness, which in all its… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
Life seems sadly mishandled by humans, as if it's all too much for them - they spend so much time and energy hurting each… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
