He couldnt be content with small profits, so he took to cards, and was — Marcus Clarke

"I have examined you long enough. I have read your heart, and written out your secrets! You are but a shell—the shell that holds a corrupted and sinful heart. He shall live; you shall die!"

"Mothers-in-law are ladies with daughters. A mother-in-law may be considered as the beard on the matrimonial oyster."

"Every country can claim for itself a of home manufacture. He of Australia is William Buckley."

"Distrust the men who make bargains. They are a disgrace to humanity. No man ever saw a dog swap a bone with another dog."

"I used to be a dreadful fellow — nearly as bad as the drunkards in the storybook. I have been drunk for a year and a-half at a stretch. It was natural for me to drink. When I was about three days and a-half old, I saw my nurse hide a brandy bottle away in a cupboard that she couldnt get at afterwards. I never said anything about it then, but as soon as I could walk, I got the keys and drank that brandy."

"To describe a tempest of the elements is not easy, but to describe a tempest of the soul is impossible."