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title: "24 Hands Quotes By Melina Marchetta"
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> [Hold my hand because I might disappear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/hold-my-hand-because-i-might-disappear/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [I walk down the steps of the verandah towards her and with shaking hands she holds my face between them, sobbing, "Look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-walk-down-the-steps-of-the-verandah-towards-her-and-with-shaking/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [you grab at any sign of hope. You grab it with both hands and breathe life into it, day after day. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/you-grab-at-any-sign-of-hope-you-grab-it-with-both-hands-and-breathe/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [No, no, no, no,no,' he gasped. 'You can't bring up your mum and dad while your hand is down there, Finke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/no-no-no-no-no-he-gasped-you-can-t-bring-up-your-mum-and-dad-while/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/god-knows-what-possessed-me-but-having-that-science-book-in-my-hand/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/sometimes-sometimes-keeping-alive-is-too-tiring-she-whispered/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [He just watched the way Finnikin’s hands rested on Evanjalin’s neck and he rubbed his thumb along her jaw and the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/he-just-watched-the-way-finnikin-s-hands-rested-on-evanjalin-s-neck/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [These people have history and I crave history. I crave someone knowing me so well that they can tell what I'm thinking.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/these-people-have-history-and-i-crave-history-i-crave-someone-knowing/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Fifteen minutes later I was an expert. That's all you need. I think I was even getting the upper hand, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/fifteen-minutes-later-i-was-an-expert-that-s-all-you-need-i-think-i/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [When I turn around, he cups my face in his hands and he kisses me so deeply that I don't know who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/when-i-turn-around-he-cups-my-face-in-his-hands-and-he-kisses-me-so/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [But then Froi looked back to where his work lay unfinished and it made him sad because there had been something about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/but-then-froi-looked-back-to-where-his-work-lay-unfinished-and-it/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [He watched as Finnikin swung onto the horse, his sleeve stained with blood. Froi liked the way Finnikin reached behind him and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/he-watched-as-finnikin-swung-onto-the-horse-his-sleeve-stained-with/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [No chance. It'd be like cutting off our hands." "Then learn to live without your hands." "No, because then we won't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/no-chance-it-d-be-like-cutting-off-our-hands-then-learn-to-live/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [She could have dropped you both off. whar's the worst she can do? cry hysterically?"the gears on the ute get stuck at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/she-could-have-dropped-you-both-off-whar-s-the-worst-she-can-do-cry/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [I watch Raffy as she removes the pickles from her hamburger and hands them over to Santangelo without them exchanging a word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-watch-raffy-as-she-removes-the-pickles-from-her-hamburger-and-hands/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Do you think you should warn him (the guard) that I'm going to kiss you?" He loved the flush that appeared on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/do-you-think-you-should-warn-him-the-guard-that-i-m-going-to-kiss-you/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [What do you think would happen if we kissed right here, right now?" he asks, digging his hands into the pockets of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-do-you-think-would-happen-if-we-kissed-right-here-right-now-he/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [“Guess what?' Fitz said. 'I don't know,' Jude said. 'What? Narnie smiled?' He glanced at her for the first time. 'When you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/guess-what-fitz-said-i-don-t-know-jude-said-what-narnie-smiled-he/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Come here,” she says. “No, you come here.” “I said it first.” “Rock paper scissors.” “No. Because you’ll do nerdy calculations and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/come-here-she-says-no-you-come-here-i-said-it-first-rock-paper/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/coffee-santangelo-calls-down-to-us-we-both-look-up-he-ben-and-raffy/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [You're judging her by her literacy,' Tara says. 'You're a literacist.' 'You've made that up.' Thomas Mackee packs up his stuff and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/you-re-judging-her-by-her-literacy-tara-says-you-re-a-literacist-you-2/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Our bodies aren't strangers,' he said, his voice ragged. 'Our spirits aren't strangers'. He held her face in his hands. 'Tell me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/our-bodies-aren-t-strangers-he-said-his-voice-ragged-our-spirits-aren-2/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [She gently placed his hand against the beating pulse of her heart. Always, always it beat out of control, and he held…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/she-gently-placed-his-hand-against-the-beating-pulse-of-her-heart/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/and-it-was-this-image-that-was-stamped-on-the-hearts-and-minds-of-all/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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## Other authors on Hands

## More by Melina Marchetta

> [Some of us weren't born for rewards, Froi. We were born for sacrifices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/some-of-us-weren-t-born-for-rewards-froi-we-were-born-for-sacrifices/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-m-very-disturbed-to-find-out-that-the-leader-of-the-townies-has-a/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/in-the-games-of-queens-and-kings-we-leave-our-dreams-at-the-door-and/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/and-then-you-came-along-and-you-spoke-to-me-and-nobody-had-looked-me/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/do-you-want-to-know-something-about-tyrants-when-faced-with-death/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/you-do-that-all-the-time-you-know-you-ask-me-questions-when-you-know/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-need-voices-of-reason-and-of-hysteria-and-of-empathy-i-need-to-have/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/when-i-saw-ulysses-on-georgie-s-bedside-table-and-tom-finch-s-name/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/our-bodies-aren-t-strangers-he-said-his-voice-ragged-our-spirits-aren/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/phaedra-of-alonso-s-death-was-a-never-ending-pain-that-gnawed-at-his/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/you-know-what-you-didn-t-do-anything-wrong-i-did-it-s-this-dumb-thing/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/everything-s-going-to-be-fine-she-ll-be-back-at-work-soon-let-s-just/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

> [See them together and you will feel a force that will take your breath away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/see-them-together-and-you-will-feel-a-force-that-will-take-your/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/we-don-t-even-love-each-other-i-do-a-bit-you-know-you-do-what-a-bit/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-m-scared-i-m-going-to-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-in-a-state-of/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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