38 Quotes by Saroo Brierley

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    My quest to find my first family would never have been actualized without technology.

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    Coming to Australia, it was just really magical for me. It just had the wow factor of a different sort of place and, more so, just being with a family that wanted to love me and to have me, because I knew back then, before coming to Australia, there was no way of getting back home or finding my real family.

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    For a couple that wants to have a child, there's the option of IVF, but then have a look at adoption as well.

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    Being involved in sports and having a very sport orientated family just helped the transition extremely well. I guess, in a way, your school colleagues saw you out and about, and you were part of the team you were getting into the Australian way, learning the language. The transition was extremely smooth.

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    My adoptive mother always wanted to meet my biological mother.

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    Each time I go away internationally or even to the mainland, I always love coming back to Tasmania.

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    What happened in my past happened. What's the term - don't cry over spilled milk? That's the thing people don't understand. I'm all right. I configured myself into coming out on the other end OK. I can disassociate myself.

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