I'm telling you, the whole of Australia went crazy. The national obsession became reform. I even think they understood that it wasn't the ideas thems… - Steve Toltz

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I'm telling you, the whole of Australia went crazy. The national obsession became reform. I even think they understood that it wasn't the ideas themselves but the idea of the ideas, the idea that we might as well restlessly innovate and wherever possible obliterate our slavish connection with the past. Why? Because the past is always the worst thing happening to the present at any given time.

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About Steve Toltz

Steve Toltz (born 1972 in Sydney) is an Australian novelist.

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Alternative Names: Stephen Toltz
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It's hard enough to go through life disappointing yourself every second day, but disappointing others takes it out of you too. That's why you should never answer the phone or the door. So you don't have to say no to whoever's on the other side.

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