# Quote — Tim Winton, The Shepherd's Hut

> Mum said school mighta been different for me if I only give a damn. Maybe it was wasted on me like the teachers said. I didn't have any philosophy in me then, so I didn't know what to listen for. Most of it was pointless crap. Don't reckon I met a single wise person all the years I stayed but like I say, I wasn't paying close attention. And the thing is I miss it a bit. That's something I never thought I'd hear myself say. I didn't know what I was, what I could do. Except the lame things I did do.

- Author: [Tim Winton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-winton.md)
- Book: [The Shepherd's Hut](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-winton/the-shepherds-hut.md)
- Page: 43
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/tim-winton/the-shepherds-hut/mum-said-school

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