--- title: "17 Kind Quotes By Melina Marchetta" description: "17 Kind quotes by Melina Marchetta. Plus more from Melina Marchetta and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/melina-marchetta-392_kind_you-don-t-use-words-like-kind-of-interes_1395650.png" --- > [“You don't use words like 'kind of interested' to describe how I feel about you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/you-don-t-use-words-like-kind-of-interested-to-describe-how-i-feel/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/melina-marchetta-392_kind_you-don-t-use-words-like-kind-of-interes_1395650.png) > [Love’s easy. It kind of comes with the territory. But liking is another story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/love-s-easy-it-kind-of-comes-with-the-territory-but-liking-is-another/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/melina-marchetta-392_easy_love-s-easy-it-kind-of-comes-with-the-te_2991475.png) > [Because being part of him isn't just anything. It's kind of everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/because-being-part-of-him-isn-t-just-anything-it-s-kind-of-everything/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/melina-marchetta-392_greatness_because-being-part-of-him-isn-t-just-any_1917679.png) > [And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/and-life-goes-on-which-seems-kind-of-strange-and-cruel-when-you-re-2/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/889/melina-marchetta-392_death_and-life-goes-on-which-seems-kind-of-str_1766760.png) > [What kind of freak is this kid who's giggling hysterically with the girls in the neighbouring beds, each with a crush on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-kind-of-freak-is-this-kid-who-s-giggling-hysterically-with-the/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29c/melina-marchetta-392_age_what-kind-of-freak-is-this-kid-who-s-gig_1802212.jpg) > [And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die. But there's a joy and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/and-life-goes-on-which-seems-kind-of-strange-and-cruel-when-you-re/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/melina-marchetta-392_abundance_and-life-goes-on-which-seems-kind-of-str_408978.png) > [Someone asked us later, "Didn't you wonder why no one came across you sooner?" Did I wonder? When you see your parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/someone-asked-us-later-didn-t-you-wonder-why-no-one-came-across-you/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cca/melina-marchetta-392_bags_someone-asked-us-later-didn-t-you-wonder_1555574.png) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dad/melina-marchetta-392_kind_we-don-t-even-love-each-other-i-do-a-bit_54395.png) > [I don't want to let go, because tonight I'm not looking for anything more than being part of him. Because being part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-don-t-want-to-let-go-because-tonight-i-m-not-looking-for-anything/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a41/melina-marchetta-392_kind_i-don-t-want-to-let-go-because-tonight-i_2559151.jpg) > [...what was it like out there? Kind of describe it to us," Jessa says, beaming at them and then at me. Trini…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-was-it-like-out-there-kind-of-describe-it-to-us-jessa-says/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/melina-marchetta-392_beam_what-was-it-like-out-there-kind-of-descr_3187966.png) > [Everything hurts, every single thing including the weight of him and I'm crying because it hurts and he's telling me he's sorry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/everything-hurts-every-single-thing-including-the-weight-of-him-and-i/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/melina-marchetta-392_cry_everything-hurts-every-single-thing-incl_2200570.png) > [For a moment I can't help thinking how decent he is - that there's some hope for him beyond the obnoxious image…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/for-a-moment-i-can-t-help-thinking-how-decent-he-is-that-there-s-some/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/melina-marchetta-392_decent_for-a-moment-i-can-t-help-thinking-how-d_2459333.jpg) > [Her voice whispering love soothes him. They'd never done that before. Weren't that type of family. Except now he doesn't know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/her-voice-whispering-love-soothes-him-they-d-never-done-that-before/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b7/melina-marchetta-392_back-together_her-voice-whispering-love-soothes-him-th_3084028.jpg) > [And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die. But there's a joy and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/and-life-goes-on-which-seems-kind-of-strange-and-cruel-when-you-re-3/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/melina-marchetta-392_abundance_and-life-goes-on-which-seems-kind-of-str_2958712.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/sometimes-you-look-at-me-and-it-s-like-all-the-bullshit-gets-stripped/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/melina-marchetta-392_bullshit_sometimes-you-look-at-me-and-it-s-like-a_1666630.png) > [He takes out a cigarette and offers one to me. "I try not to indulge. It's a filthy habit," I tell him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/he-takes-out-a-cigarette-and-offers-one-to-me-i-try-not-to-indulge-it/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/melina-marchetta-392_analogies_he-takes-out-a-cigarette-and-offers-one_779486.png) > [This is what I know. I look like my father. My father disappeared when he was seventeen years old. Hannah once told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/this-is-what-i-know-i-look-like-my-father-my-father-disappeared-when/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/melina-marchetta-392_age_this-is-what-i-know-i-look-like-my-fathe_1661385.png) ## Other authors on Kind ## 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/kind/melina-marchetta/#itemlist", "name": "17 Kind Quotes By Melina Marchetta", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You don't use words like 'kind of interested' to describe how I feel about you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/you-don-t-use-words-like-kind-of-interested-to-describe-how-i-feel/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/melina-marchetta-392_kind_you-don-t-use-words-like-kind-of-interes_1395650.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/melina-marchetta-392_kind_you-don-t-use-words-like-kind-of-interes_1395650.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/melina-marchetta-392_kind_you-don-t-use-words-like-kind-of-interes_1395650.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You don't use words like 'kind of interested' to describe how I feel about you.” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Love’s easy. 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They'd never done that before. Weren't that type of family. Except now he doesn't know what kind of family they are. What word is it that can define them? What would they call his family in the textbooks? Broken? He comes from a broken home. The Mackees can't be put back together again. 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