Australian of The Year/awards History

Famous quotes containing the words australian, year and/or history:

    Each Australian is a Ulysses.
    Christina Stead (1902–1983)

    Never read any book that is not a year old.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    ... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever: it keeps the underground aquifers flowing; it is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.
    Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)