Bruny Quotes

“There ought to be a name for the kind of overwhelm that happens when you realise there are too many things to fight. If it’s not environment, then it’s human rights. If it’s not human rights, it’s women’s rights. Law and order. Gun control. Invasive species. Water pollution. Tax reform. Refugee policy. Education. Health care. The list is endless.”
― Heather Rose, Bruny

“There’s two of them in a caravan just near the terminal. They’re like Marg Simpson’s sisters. They’ve got these lines on their faces like a couple of Shar Peis, as though they’ve smoked a billion cigarettes. Their curries are fantastic. They make it all onsite, sitting on crates peeling onions. It’s another bit of the channel that we’ll lose when the bridge opens.”
― Heather Rose, Bruny

“This was what happened to Tasmanian children. A lot of us left the island in search of bigger dreams. And then, sometimes, we came back.”
― Heather Rose, Bruny

“God-given right to live as they pleased.”
― Heather Rose, Bruny