"The Secret River" Quotes

It was a world that seemed to hold out the promise of even greater success for William Thornhill, if only he could master it.

The world went on turning, and the trees and the birds and the sunlight, and the air was filled with the sound of it.

It was like a dream, the way the old life had slipped away and a new life had taken its place.

He looked back at the river, remembering the day he had seen it for the first time, and felt the fear of the unknown.

The land was like a treasure, and it was a treasure that would never be his, no matter how hard he worked.

The river was like a snake, winding its way through the landscape, and it seemed to hold the key to everything.

There was a kind of peace in the air, a peace that he had never known before, and it filled him with a strange sense of contentment.

The land seemed to speak to him, to tell him its secrets, and he listened, eager to learn.

He felt the weight of the past, of all the generations that had come before him, and he knew that he was a part of something much bigger than himself.

There was a wildness in the air, a sense of freedom that he had never known before, and it filled him with a strange kind of joy.