Breathe Quotes by Melina Marchetta

Some of us weren't born for rewards, Froi. We were born for sacrifices.

— Melina Marchetta

I'm very disturbed to find out that the leader of the Townies has a soul and I'm beginning to develop a bit of a…

— Melina Marchetta

In the games of queens and kings, we leave our dreams at the door and we make do with what we have. Sometimes if…

— Melina Marchetta

And then you came along and you spoke to me and nobody had looked me in the eye for years. (...) But I remember…

— Melina Marchetta

Do you want to know something about tyrants? When faced with death, they weep and they beg just like the rest of us.

— Melina Marchetta

“you do that all the time you know. you ask me questions when you know the answer will piss you off. ask me a…

— Melina Marchetta

I need voices of reason and of hysteria and of empathy. I need to have an Alanis moment. I need advice from Elizabeth Bennett.…

— Melina Marchetta

“When I saw "Ulysses" on Georgie's bedside table and Tom Finch's name written on it in a scrawl so like my old man's, I…

— Melina Marchetta

“Our bodies aren't strangers,' he said, his voice ragged. 'Our spirits aren't strangers'. He held her face in his hands. 'Tell me what part…

— Melina Marchetta

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

— Melina Marchetta

You know what? You didn't do anything wrong. I did. It's this dumb thing I do. I look into things and see more than…

— Melina Marchetta

Everything's going to be fine. She'll be back at work soon. Let's just keep the house clean." Oh yeah, I want to say, because…

— Melina Marchetta

See them together and you will feel a force that will take your breath away.

— Melina Marchetta

We don't even love each other. I do a bit, you know. You do what a bit? You know. Like you...whatever...love you a bit.…

— Melina Marchetta

I’m scared I’m going to spend the rest of my life in a state of yearning, regardless of where I am.

— Melina Marchetta