--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Great,' I said. 'Visit exotic Australia…" description: "\"Great,' I said. 'Visit exotic Australia. Get bitten by an exotic snake. Die exotically.\" — Steven Gould" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/steven-gould-25772_australia_great-i-said-visit-exotic-australia-get_1419771.jpg" --- # Great,' I said. 'Visit exotic Australia. Get bitten by an… ![“Great,' I said. 'Visit exotic Australia. Get bitten by an exotic snake. Die exotically.” quote by Steven Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/steven-gould-25772_australia_great-i-said-visit-exotic-australia-get_1419771.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/steven-gould-25772_australia_great-i-said-visit-exotic-australia-get_1419771.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/steven-gould-25772_australia_great-i-said-visit-exotic-australia-get_1419771.jpg) > “Great,' I said. 'Visit exotic Australia. Get bitten by an exotic snake. Die exotically.” [Steven Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-gould/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A sarcastic invitation to experience danger and die in an exotic way. **In simple terms:** Embrace adventure, even if it ends dramatically. Key Takeaway Seek thrilling experiences, accept risks. Themes adventure risk humor death Mood cynical darkly humorous Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - travel - extreme sports - exploration - personal challenges Key Concepts existentialism irony life choices Questions to Reflect On - Would you choose a safe life? - What defines a meaningful death? 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I smiled a smile that didn't touch my eyes. The blood drained from Matar's face. "Perhaps," I said. "Welcome to hell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-gould/matar-slowly-approached-the-coffee-and-picked-it-up-carefully-like-it/) [Steven Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-gould/) > [“Did they scalp you?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-gould/did-they-scalp-you/) [Steven Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-gould/) > [“Back in the Aerie she popped her lips percussively as she examined her booty. 'P-ilfering P-adgett's P-ockets Pr-oduces P-ossible P-ath to... to—' Well, clues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-gould/back-in-the-aerie-she-popped-her-lips-percussively-as-she-examined/) [Steven Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-gould/) > [“She brought the tea into the living room on a lacquered tray. The pot and cups were Japanese with unglazed rims. She poured. "Thanks," I said. "Well?" "Huh?" "Your family," she reminded. I sipped the tea. "This is really good. Really delicious." She raised her eyebrows. "That's what I thought. You're a good listener, Davy, and you can change the subject on a dime. You've hardly talked about yourself at all." "I talk... too much." "You talk about books, you talk about plays, you talk about movies, you talk about places, you talk about food, you talk about current events. You don't talk about yourself." I opened my mouth, then shut it again. I hadn't really thought about it. Sure, I didn't talk about the jumping, but the rest? "Well, there's not much to say. Not like those stories of growing up with four brothers." She smiled. "It's not going to work. If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. But I'm not going to be distracted again, nor fooled into talking about those idiots again." She poured more tea into my cup. I frowned. "Do I really do that?" "What? Not talk about yourself? Yes." "No, try and distract you." 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I uncrossed my arms and reached across the table for her. She leaned forward and we kissed until the candle burned a hole in my shirt. Then we laughed and I held an ice cube to the burn and the food came and everything was all right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-gould/i-d-thought-about-this-for-a-long-time-that-bank-loses-that-much/) [Steven Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-gould/) > [There is an abandonment, an escape, that physical labor bestows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-gould/there-is-an-abandonment-an-escape-that-physical-labor-bestows/) [Steven Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-gould/) > [It is beyond my comprehension that any humane person would withhold such a beneficial substance from people in such great need simply because others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-gould/it-is-beyond-my-comprehension-that-any-humane-person-would-withhold/) [Steven Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-gould/) > [“Boom. 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