“The usual run of children's books left me cold, and at the age of six I decided to write a book of my own. I managed the first line, 'I am a swallow.' Then I looked up and asked, 'How do you spell telephone wires?” WritingFirstsChildrenBookRunningAgeLeftLinesMy OwnColdSixDecidedSpellsUsualTelephonesWireChildren's Books Book:Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings 1969-1989 Source: Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings 1969-1989
“Even today, when an Aboriginal mother notices the first stirrings of speech in her child, she lets it handle the "things" of that particular country: leaves, fruit, insects and so forth. "We give our children guns and computer games," Wendy said. "They gave their children the land."” GivingFirstsChildrenSaidCountryTodayMotherGamesLandParticularSpeechComputerGunOur ChildrenFruitHandleInsectsStirringAboriginalWendyComputer Games Author:Bruce Chatwin
