Hugh Mackay

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#inevitable #magic #seems #will #word

It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#because #however #human #may #seem

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability? ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#crave #predictability #stability #welcomes #why

Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#best #child #every #given #literacy

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12 minutes a day spent by the average couple talking to each other. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#average #compared #couple #day #each

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have learned to embrace the creative possibilities of change - who stand the best chance of penetrating life's mysteries. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#chance #change #creative #embrace #learned

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it or not, many people prefer watching TV. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#bore #effort #huge #many #others

Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#interested #like #lives #often #own

The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and comic books, are easy to exaggerate. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#books #comic #comic books #easy #effects

Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined to a small, highly educated class of professional people. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#before #class #confined #educated #goal