Melina Marchetta Quotes - Page 6

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• I love it when you're demented like this.

  Melina Marchetta

  Demented

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.192, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Someone had to be blamed. Someone had to die. (...) What you can't understand, you destroy.

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  Dies

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• I think I'm a bit in love with these girls. They make me feel giddy. Like I haven't a care in the world. Like I'm fearless. Like I used to be.

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  Girl, Thinking, Fearless

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.160, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Best way to find the weakness of the enemy is to understand their ways.

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  Enemy, Way, Weakness

  Melina Marchetta (2015). “The Complete Lumatere Chronicles”, p.414, Penguin UK

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• I think you'll just have to wait for that Loser of the Month tiara a little while longer while I wear it, with pride, around my neighborhood.

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  Pride, Thinking, Waiting

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.65, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• And it was this image that was stamped on the hearts and minds of all who were present that day. Of Froi of the Exiles holding the future of Lumatere in his hands.

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  Heart, Hands, Mind

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• The string slices into the skin of his fingers and no matter how tough the calluses, it tears. But this beat is fast and even though his joints are aching, his arm's out of control like it has a mind of its own and the sweat tat drenches his hair and face seems to smother him, but nothing's going to stop Tom. He;s aiming for oblivion.

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  Hair, Sweat, Mind

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• Up in the distance the whistle of the wind sang to her from the mountain. From Lucian’s mountain. It beckoned and taunted and she wanted to run towards it. To be enveloped in its coat of fleece and to hear its safe sounds.

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  Running, Distance, Wind

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• Phaedra of Alonso’s death was a never-ending pain that gnawed at his insides. It made him a prisoner in his own cottage.

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  Pain, Cottages, Made

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• What if she's all I give you in this life of ours, my love?" she asked quietly. "Then I'll shout at the goddess in fury," he said fiercely. "I'll beg to know why I've been given so much when other men have so little.

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  Men, Giving, What If

  Melina Marchetta (2015). “The Complete Lumatere Chronicles”, p.1260, Penguin UK

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• Do I have to be here to belong to you?' Froi asked. 'Can't I belong to you wherever I am?

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• then she was laughing. They both were, and the savage teeth were the most joyous sight Phaedra had seen for a long time. It was as if they were dancing. There it was. Suddenly the strangeness of Quintana of Charyn's face made sense. Because it was a face meant for laughing, but it had never been given a chance.

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  Sight, Long, Dancing

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• Coffee?" Santangelo calls down to us. We both look up. He,Ben, and Raffy are hanging over the side. "Is it espresso?" Anson Choi asks behind us. "Freshly percolated," Ben answers. "You should see the gadgets they have up here." Anson Choi aims a begging look at Griggs. "You want to sell out over a coffee?" Griggs asks him with disgust. "They've got muffins as well," I tell them. "Double chocolate chip. His mum made them." Griggs gets up and holds out a hand to me. "Truce.

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  Coffee, Hands, Espresso

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• Sometimes you look at me and it's like all the bullshit gets stripped off and I'm left with what's underneath and I kind of like what I see. Someone who actually fails. Someone who has absolutely no self-control. Someone who says real dickhead things like 'this is complicated.' I like that part of me, you know. I like the fact that I know I can't control you or how I feel about you and that doesn't freak me out.

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  Real, Self, Control Someone

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.192, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• So apart from writing letters home to your fantasy girlfriends,"Ben says, walking backwards, "what do you guys do out here without television and phones?" "Men's business. Bit confidential," Griggs says patronisingly. "Wow, wish I were you," Ben says, shaking his head with mock regret. "All I'll be doing tonight is hanging out in Taylor's bedroom, lying on her bed, sharing my earphones with her, hoping she won't hog all the room because it's such a tiny space.

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  Girlfriend, Regret, Lying

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• There were events that stuck in my mind. One, for example, was the case of the missing palace seal at the beginning of winter.’ ‘Oh the poor animal,’ she cried out, ‘they’re such beautiful creatures.’ ‘I’m speaking of the royal seal placed on correspondence, as you would know,’ he said.

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  Beautiful, Winter, Animal

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• The music department is going to do a musical next year," he tells me, rolling his eyes like I would. Justine is running toward me, and I can tell by the look on her face that she's found out about the musical, too. I sigh, shaking my head. "I have to give Justine a lesson in holding back," I tell him. "She's just way too enthusiastic". She grabs my arms in excitement. "We're doing Les Mis." I scream hysterically, clutching her as we jump up and down.

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  Running, Eye, Years

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• And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die. But there's a joy and an abundance of everything, like information and laughter and summer weather and so many stories. My mother urges me to write them down because, "You're the last of the Markhams, my love." So I record dates and journeys and personalities and traits and heroes and losers and weaknesses and strengths and I try to capture every one of those people because one day I'll need what they had to offer.

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  Summer, Mother, Laughter

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• But it was definitely a car trailing me and quickly I prepared myself for a great dash. I began quickening my step and when it stopped alongside me I could stand it no longer. "My father's a cop and he'll kill you," I screeched without looking. "No, he's a barrister," I heard Michael Andretti say in a calm voice, "and he'll kill you if you don't get into this car.

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  Father, Voice, Car

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• God knows what possessed me, but having that science book in my hand propelled me to immediate action. So I hit her with it.

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  Book, Hands, Action

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Looking for Alibrandi”, p.81, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Women are elephants and watch the way you say that in front of them because they'll think you're calling them fat and there's no coming back from that moment. But they hoard. They say they don't, but they do. We think that if something's not spoken about again, it goes away. It doesn't. Nothing goes away just like that.

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  Thinking, Elephants, Watches

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• Sometimes... sometimes keeping alive is too tiring," she whispered, wringing her hands. Before he knew what he was doing, he pressed his lips against her brow. "Don't ever say that. Ever.

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  Hands, Alive, Lips

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• We're so different. You're an intellectual. I'm an idiot." "Don't say that," I yelled. "You're not an idiot, you stupid idiot.

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  Stupid, Intellectual, Different

  Melina Marchetta (1992). “Looking for Alibrandi”, p.296, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• One day" came. Because finally I understood.

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  One Day, Understood

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Looking for Alibrandi”, p.250, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• It's my birthday today. I'm not 17 anymore. The 17 Janis Ian sang about where one learns the truth. But what she failed to mention is that you keep on learning truths after 17 and I want to keep on learning truths till the day I die.

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  My Birthday, Want, Today

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