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In a Sunburned Country
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"In a Sunburned Country" Quotes

Bill Bryson takes readers on a hilarious and informative journey through the unique and quirky land of Australia.

Quotes

Australia is the most intrinsically interesting place I have ever visited and I suppose it's inevitable that I should find it the most interesting to write about.

Bill Bryson

travelinterest

There are more things that can kill you in Australia than anywhere else.

Bill Bryson

danger

In no other country does nature seem to take such delight in making creatures of an outlandish appearance.

Bill Bryson

nature

Australia is mostly empty and a lot of the places that aren't empty are full of not much.

Bill Bryson

geography

Australia is an interesting place. It truly is. And that really tickles me.

Bill Bryson

interest

This is a country that is at once staggeringly empty and yet packed with stuff.

Bill Bryson

geography

Australia is an island nation, but unbelievably barely an island at all.

Bill Bryson

geography

Australia is the home of the largest living thing on earth, the Great Barrier Reef.

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nature

I've never seen so many animals anywhere in my life.

Bill Bryson

nature

In Australia, people are forever saying, 'You should have been here yesterday.'

Bill Bryson

humor