--- title: "21 Looks Quotes By Melina Marchetta" description: "21 Looks quotes by Melina Marchetta. Plus more from Melina Marchetta and more Looks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/melina-marchetta-392_dumb_you-know-what-you-didn-t-do-anything-wro_46509.png" --- > [You know what? You didn't do anything wrong. I did. It's this dumb thing I do. I look into things and see…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/melina-marchetta-392_dumb_you-know-what-you-didn-t-do-anything-wro_46509.png) > [I used to tell your mother she looked like Sophia Lauren." He looks at me, frowning, and then it registers. "Oh God,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-used-to-tell-your-mother-she-looked-like-sophia-lauren-he-looks-at/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/melina-marchetta-392_frowning_i-used-to-tell-your-mother-she-looked-li_1234720.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/melina-marchetta-392_beautiful_i-walk-down-the-steps-of-the-verandah-to_695444.png) > [I look at him. "It's odious," he says. "Detention?" I ask, confused. "Huh?" We have no idea what the other is talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-look-at-him-it-s-odious-he-says-detention-i-ask-confused-huh-we/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7e/melina-marchetta-392_band_i-look-at-him-it-s-odious-he-says-detent_2904073.png) > [Unexpectedly, a fierce sense of protectiveness comes over me. Except I fight it back because I can hardly look after myself these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/unexpectedly-a-fierce-sense-of-protectiveness-comes-over-me-except-i/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/melina-marchetta-392_because-i-can_unexpectedly-a-fierce-sense-of-protectiv_2640373.png) > [No," I say, looking up at Griggs. "It's actually because my heart belongs to someone else." And if I could bottle the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/no-i-say-looking-up-at-griggs-it-s-actually-because-my-heart-belongs/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/melina-marchetta-392_bottles_no-i-say-looking-up-at-griggs-it-s-actua_1001216.png) > [I look over to the other side of the road and watch Griggs as he walks. It’s a lazy walk but so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-look-over-to-the-other-side-of-the-road-and-watch-griggs-as-he/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/melina-marchetta-392_behinds_i-look-over-to-the-other-side-of-the-roa_1817654.png) > [We look at each other for a moment and for once I feel awkward. It's not that I'm not into humility; I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/we-look-at-each-other-for-a-moment-and-for-once-i-feel-awkward-it-s/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/melina-marchetta-392_awkward_we-look-at-each-other-for-a-moment-and-f_2796717.png) > [It's how they've stayed popular for so long. By not doing anything that will make them look like fools. They never leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/it-s-how-they-ve-stayed-popular-for-so-long-by-not-doing-anything/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f42/melina-marchetta-392_breathe_it-s-how-they-ve-stayed-popular-for-so-l_440370.png) > [I didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs." Anson Choi feigns surprise. "What's her name?" "I didn't actually catch her name," Griggs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-didn-t-know-you-had-a-girlfriend-griggs-anson-choi-feigns-surprise/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/melina-marchetta-392_girl_i-didn-t-know-you-had-a-girlfriend-grigg_1852587.jpg) > [I look around for the counter that sells my scent, but I'm so petrified that if I spray it in the air,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-look-around-for-the-counter-that-sells-my-scent-but-i-m-so/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/melina-marchetta-392_air_i-look-around-for-the-counter-that-sells_2866147.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) > [I´d read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga," I say. "Why does it have to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-d-read-fantasy-if-they-had-simple-names-like-jane-and-bob-from/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/melina-marchetta-392_behinds_i-d-read-fantasy-if-they-had-simple-name_2165834.jpg) > [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) > [The music department is going to do a musical next year," he tells me, rolling his eyes like I would. Justine is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/the-music-department-is-going-to-do-a-musical-next-year-he-tells-me/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/melina-marchetta-392_arms_the-music-department-is-going-to-do-a-mu_1469278.jpg) > [Hannah, do you think that your mum and dad and Tate's mum and dad and my mum and dad and Webb and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/hannah-do-you-think-that-your-mum-and-dad-and-tate-s-mum-and-dad-and/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/melina-marchetta-392_answers_hannah-do-you-think-that-your-mum-and-da_2907339.jpg) > [Who do you hang out with?" Natalia asks, looking over my shoulder. She's always done that. Wherever you are, whoever you are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/who-do-you-hang-out-with-natalia-asks-looking-over-my-shoulder-she-s/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/melina-marchetta-392_done_who-do-you-hang-out-with-natalia-asks-lo_374115.png) > [What's with what you're wearing?" Griggs asks while we stand outside waiting for the others. "It's pretty hideous, isn't it?" I say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-s-with-what-you-re-wearing-griggs-asks-while-we-stand-outside/) [Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/melina-marchetta-392_asks_what-s-with-what-you-re-wearing-griggs-a_1773234.jpg) > [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) > [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) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/melina-marchetta-392_aim_coffee-santangelo-calls-down-to-us-we-bo_672789.png) ## Other authors on Looks ## 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/looks/melina-marchetta/#itemlist", "name": "21 Looks Quotes By Melina Marchetta", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know what? You didn't do anything wrong. I did. It's this dumb thing I do. 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It’s a lazy walk but so full of confidence that you want to be standing behind him all the way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-look-over-to-the-other-side-of-the-road-and-watch-griggs-as-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/melina-marchetta-392_behinds_i-look-over-to-the-other-side-of-the-roa_1817654.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/melina-marchetta-392_behinds_i-look-over-to-the-other-side-of-the-roa_1817654.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/melina-marchetta-392_behinds_i-look-over-to-the-other-side-of-the-roa_1817654.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I look over to the other side of the road and watch Griggs as he walks. 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It's not that I'm not into humility; I've just never had to practise it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/we-look-at-each-other-for-a-moment-and-for-once-i-feel-awkward-it-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/melina-marchetta-392_awkward_we-look-at-each-other-for-a-moment-and-f_2796717.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/melina-marchetta-392_awkward_we-look-at-each-other-for-a-moment-and-f_2796717.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/melina-marchetta-392_awkward_we-look-at-each-other-for-a-moment-and-f_2796717.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We look at each other for a moment and for once I feel awkward. It's not that I'm not into humility; I've…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's how they've stayed popular for so long. By not doing anything that will make them look like fools. They never leave home without their safety nets and I think, good for them, but the thing with safety nets is this. 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They…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs.\" Anson Choi feigns surprise. \"What's her name?\" \"I didn't actually catch her name,\" Griggs continues. \"Lily,\" Raffaela says over her shoulder and this time I give her a sideways look. \"Great to know that I'm in love with a girl with a cool name.\" \"It's Taylor's middle name,\" Raffaela calls back again.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-didn-t-know-you-had-a-girlfriend-griggs-anson-choi-feigns-surprise/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/melina-marchetta-392_girl_i-didn-t-know-you-had-a-girlfriend-grigg_1852587.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/melina-marchetta-392_girl_i-didn-t-know-you-had-a-girlfriend-grigg_1852587.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/melina-marchetta-392_girl_i-didn-t-know-you-had-a-girlfriend-grigg_1852587.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs.\" Anson Choi feigns surprise. \"What's her name?\" \"I didn't…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I look around for the counter that sells my scent, but I'm so petrified that if I spray it in the air, nothing will come out. And then Mia's scent seems to fade away and everything else fades away with it and I know that all I have to do to recapture it is press the spray button again.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-look-around-for-the-counter-that-sells-my-scent-but-i-m-so/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/melina-marchetta-392_air_i-look-around-for-the-counter-that-sells_2866147.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/melina-marchetta-392_air_i-look-around-for-the-counter-that-sells_2866147.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/melina-marchetta-392_air_i-look-around-for-the-counter-that-sells_2866147.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I look around for the counter that sells my scent, but I'm so petrified that if I spray it in the air…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/sometimes-you-look-at-me-and-it-s-like-all-the-bullshit-gets-stripped/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/melina-marchetta-392_bullshit_sometimes-you-look-at-me-and-it-s-like-a_1666630.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/melina-marchetta-392_bullshit_sometimes-you-look-at-me-and-it-s-like-a_1666630.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/melina-marchetta-392_bullshit_sometimes-you-look-at-me-and-it-s-like-a_1666630.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes you look at me and it's like all the bullshit gets stripped off and I'm left with what's…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I´d read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga,\" I say. \"Why does it have to be Tehrana and Bihaad from the World of Sceehina?\" Jimmy looks at my mother and rolls his eyes. \"No wonder they call her bimbo behind her back.\" And my mum laughs. And because of that, Mark Viduka, the soccer player, stops being my brothers hero, and Luca and Pinocchio run after Jimmy like he´s their idol.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-d-read-fantasy-if-they-had-simple-names-like-jane-and-bob-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/melina-marchetta-392_behinds_i-d-read-fantasy-if-they-had-simple-name_2165834.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/melina-marchetta-392_behinds_i-d-read-fantasy-if-they-had-simple-name_2165834.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/melina-marchetta-392_behinds_i-d-read-fantasy-if-they-had-simple-name_2165834.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I´d read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga,\" I say. \"Why does it have to be…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What happens when she's not my memory anymore? 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. I can't even speak because if I do I know I'll cry but I smile and he knows what I'm thinking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-happens-when-she-s-not-my-memory-anymore-what-happens-when-she-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/melina-marchetta-392_beats_what-happens-when-she-s-not-my-memory-an_2966338.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/melina-marchetta-392_beats_what-happens-when-she-s-not-my-memory-an_2966338.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/melina-marchetta-392_beats_what-happens-when-she-s-not-my-memory-an_2966338.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What happens when she's not my memory anymore? What happens when she's not around to tell me about his belt…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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\". 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I look at Hannah, waiting for the answer. And then she smiles. Webb once said that a Narnie smile was a revelation and, at this moment, I need a revelation. And I get one. 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She's always done that. Wherever you are, whoever you are, she'll always look over your shoulder to see if there's someone more exciting to speak to. It used to make me feel paranoid.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/who-do-you-hang-out-with-natalia-asks-looking-over-my-shoulder-she-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/melina-marchetta-392_done_who-do-you-hang-out-with-natalia-asks-lo_374115.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/melina-marchetta-392_done_who-do-you-hang-out-with-natalia-asks-lo_374115.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/melina-marchetta-392_done_who-do-you-hang-out-with-natalia-asks-lo_374115.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Who do you hang out with?\" Natalia asks, looking over my shoulder. She's always done that. Wherever you are…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What's with what you're wearing?\" Griggs asks while we stand outside waiting for the others. \"It's pretty hideous, isn't it?\" I say. \"Don't force me to look at it,\" he says. \"It's see-through.\" That kills conversation for a couple of seconds.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-s-with-what-you-re-wearing-griggs-asks-while-we-stand-outside/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/melina-marchetta-392_asks_what-s-with-what-you-re-wearing-griggs-a_1773234.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/melina-marchetta-392_asks_what-s-with-what-you-re-wearing-griggs-a_1773234.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/melina-marchetta-392_asks_what-s-with-what-you-re-wearing-griggs-a_1773234.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What's with what you're wearing?\" Griggs asks while we stand outside waiting for the others. \"It's pretty…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The head nerd of the Cadets is my partner and when it's over he asks me for my number. 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. I'm very flattered…” — Melina Marchetta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 20, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This is what I know. I look like my father. My father disappeared when he was seventeen years old. Hannah once told me that there is something unnatural about being older than your father ever got to be. When you can say that at the age of seventeen, it's a different kind of devastating.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Melina Marchetta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/this-is-what-i-know-i-look-like-my-father-my-father-disappeared-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/melina-marchetta-392_age_this-is-what-i-know-i-look-like-my-fathe_1661385.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/melina-marchetta-392_age_this-is-what-i-know-i-look-like-my-fathe_1661385.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/melina-marchetta-392_age_this-is-what-i-know-i-look-like-my-fathe_1661385.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is what I know. I look like my father. My father disappeared when he was seventeen years old. 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