Kate Grenville Quotes

“For years I've wanted to write about the Australian countryside, but, like most Australians, I've only got a tourist's knowledge of it. I thought that if I disobeyed that basic rule of writing - write about what you know - I'd write a thin and inauthentic book.”

“You can vitally influence your life from within by auto-suggestion. The first thing each morning and the last thing each night suggest to yourself specific ideas that you wish to embody in your character and personality. Address such suggestions to yourself silently or aloud until they are deeply impressed upon your mind.”

“Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled have persevered when others gave up in despair have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial industry and singleness of purpose. As a result they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.”

“Learn to depend upon yourself by doing things in accordance with your own way of thinking.”

“Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it.”

“Make the most of today. Translate your good intentions into actual deeds.”

“Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed.”

“Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled have persevered when others gave up in despair have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial industry and singleness of purpose. As a result they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.”

“Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you inviting you to useful work. To live at this time is an inestimable privilege and a sacred obligation devolves upon you to make right use of your opportunities. Today is the day in which to attempt and achieve something worthwhile.”

“The first thing each morning and the last thing each night suggest to yourself specific ideas that you wish to embody in your character and personality. Address such suggestions to yourself silently or aloud until they are deeply impressed upon your mind.”