--- title: "13 Jonah griggs Quotes By Melina Marchetta" description: "13 Jonah griggs quotes by Melina Marchetta. Plus more from Melina Marchetta and more Jonah griggs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/melina-marchetta-392_jonah-griggs_jonah-griggs-is-similar-to-a-hawke-and-a_456280.png" --- > [ “\[Jonah Griggs\] is similar to a hawke and a wolf and Will Trombal – he mates for life.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/jonah-griggs-is-similar-to-a-hawke-and-a-wolf-and-will-trombal-he/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/melina-marchetta-392_jonah-griggs_jonah-griggs-is-similar-to-a-hawke-and-a_456280.png) > [But you pashed Jonah Griggs and he's the leader of the enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/but-you-pashed-jonah-griggs-and-he-s-the-leader-of-the-enemy/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/melina-marchetta-392_enemy_but-you-pashed-jonah-griggs-and-he-s-the_2008146.png) > [Girls under the age of fourteen are the most frightening creatures I have ever come across. - Jonah Griggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/girls-under-the-age-of-fourteen-are-the-most-frightening-creatures-i-2/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/melina-marchetta-392_age_girls-under-the-age-of-fourteen-are-the_2478503.png) > [“Girls under the age of fourteen are the most frightening creatures I have ever come across.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/girls-under-the-age-of-fourteen-are-the-most-frightening-creatures-i/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75a/melina-marchetta-392_animals_girls-under-the-age-of-fourteen-are-the_2476314.png) > [His father's made us paint half this town and if we stick around any longer he'll make us paint the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/his-father-s-made-us-paint-half-this-town-and-if-we-stick-around-any/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/melina-marchetta-392_artist_his-father-s-made-us-paint-half-this-tow_235992.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/257/melina-marchetta-392_fingers_these-people-have-history-and-i-crave-hi_1854710.png) > [The next night he asked Jonah if he could take $9.49 out of Jonah's secret stash that only Danny and his mum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/the-next-night-he-asked-jonah-if-he-could-take-9-49-out-of-jonah-s/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/melina-marchetta-392_drawers_the-next-night-he-asked-jonah-if-he-coul_414347.png) > [Don't you ever touch my car again," Santangelo says with the same fury he had on his face when Jonah Griggs made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/don-t-you-ever-touch-my-car-again-santangelo-says-with-the-same-fury/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/melina-marchetta-392_car_don-t-you-ever-touch-my-car-again-santan_3224676.png) > [What happens when she's not my memory anymore? What happens when she's not around to tell me about his belt leaving scars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-happens-when-she-s-not-my-memory-anymore-what-happens-when-she-s/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/melina-marchetta-392_beats_what-happens-when-she-s-not-my-memory-an_2966338.jpg) > [Jonah Griggs. Not just a name but a state of mind I never want to revisit, although I do keep him at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/jonah-griggs-not-just-a-name-but-a-state-of-mind-i-never-want-to/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5f/melina-marchetta-392_firsts_jonah-griggs-not-just-a-name-but-a-state_222757.png) > [The head nerd of the Cadets is my partner and when it's over he asks me for my number. I'm very flattered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/the-head-nerd-of-the-cadets-is-my-partner-and-when-it-s-over-he-asks/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/melina-marchetta-392_ask-me_the-head-nerd-of-the-cadets-is-my-partne_2666978.jpg) > [“Between now and when we graduate next year there are at least ten weeks' holiday and five random public holidays. There's email…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/between-now-and-when-we-graduate-next-year-there-are-at-least-ten/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/melina-marchetta-392_chess_between-now-and-when-we-graduate-next-ye_1528194.png) > [“As soon as Santangelo and Raffy’s heads go under, Griggs leans over and kisses me. It’s a hungry kind of kiss, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/as-soon-as-santangelo-and-raffy-s-heads-go-under-griggs-leans-over/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/melina-marchetta-392_close-your-eyes_as-soon-as-santangelo-and-raffy-s-heads_1201348.png) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jonah-griggs/melina-marchetta/#itemlist", "name": "13 Jonah griggs Quotes By Melina Marchetta", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“[Jonah Griggs] is similar to a hawke and a wolf and Will Trombal – he mates for life.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/jonah-griggs-is-similar-to-a-hawke-and-a-wolf-and-will-trombal-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/melina-marchetta-392_jonah-griggs_jonah-griggs-is-similar-to-a-hawke-and-a_456280.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/melina-marchetta-392_jonah-griggs_jonah-griggs-is-similar-to-a-hawke-and-a_456280.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/melina-marchetta-392_jonah-griggs_jonah-griggs-is-similar-to-a-hawke-and-a_456280.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[Jonah Griggs] is similar to a hawke and a wolf and Will Trombal – he mates for life.” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But you pashed Jonah Griggs and he's the leader of the enemy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/but-you-pashed-jonah-griggs-and-he-s-the-leader-of-the-enemy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/melina-marchetta-392_enemy_but-you-pashed-jonah-griggs-and-he-s-the_2008146.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/melina-marchetta-392_enemy_but-you-pashed-jonah-griggs-and-he-s-the_2008146.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/melina-marchetta-392_enemy_but-you-pashed-jonah-griggs-and-he-s-the_2008146.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But you pashed Jonah Griggs and he's the leader of the enemy.” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Girls under the age of fourteen are the most frightening creatures I have ever come across. - 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What happens when she's not around to tell me about his belt leaving scars across my two-year-old brother's face or when he whacked her so hard that she lost her hearing for a week? Who'll be my memory?\" Santangelo doesn't miss a beat. \"I will. Ring me.\" \"Same,\" Raffy says. I look at him. 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I'm very flattered and he looks a bit crestfallen when I say no. \"It's because they don't have coverage out here,\" Griggs tells him. \"No,\" I say, looking up at Griggs. \"It's actually because my heart belongs to someone else.\" And if I could bottle the look on his face, I'd keep it by my bedside for the rest of my life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/the-head-nerd-of-the-cadets-is-my-partner-and-when-it-s-over-he-asks/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/melina-marchetta-392_ask-me_the-head-nerd-of-the-cadets-is-my-partne_2666978.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/melina-marchetta-392_ask-me_the-head-nerd-of-the-cadets-is-my-partne_2666978.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/melina-marchetta-392_ask-me_the-head-nerd-of-the-cadets-is-my-partne_2666978.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The head nerd of the Cadets is my partner and when it's over he asks me for my number. 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It’s a hungry kind of kiss, like he’s been dying to do it for ages and he can’t get enough but after a while I open my eyes and just stare at him. “You’re supposed to close your eyes,” he says, a little unnerved. “I’m not supposed to do anything,” I say, moving away from him and looking into the river, waiting for Raffy and Santangelo to come back up. “Is there a problem here?” “There’s nothing here.” “Really? Because that wasn’t the message you were giving me last Saturday night.” “And between last Saturday and today there have been at least six days, so let’s just say that I’m going by the message that you’ve been giving me since then.” “We’ve been surrounded by the Santangelo circus and that little pest who is either attached to you surgically or me and then, when they’re not around, Casanova Cassidy is hanging off every word you say or Raffy is giving me one of those ‘girl zone only’ looks,” he says. “So if I haven’t been giving you the attention—” “So you’re admitting it. 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