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."


The Songlines (Penguin, 1987, ISBN 0140094296), p. 270

Bruce Chatwin Quotes

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:...

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:...

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:...

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:...