Love’s easy. It kind of comes with the territory. But liking is another story. — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
You list the dead. You tell the stories of the past. You write about the catastrophes and the massacres. What about the… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
No stories or explanations,' Finnikin had once told him. 'When it comes to women, straight into an apology and you will find… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
What were you doing with her?" I ask quietly. "Apart from questioning her about your whereabouts, I was listening to the most… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die. But there's a joy and an… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
As I walk back to the school on my own, I realise I'm crying. So I go back to the stories I've… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
“We’re not eight kingdoms, but an entire land with one heartbeat. It’s why people like you and I need to record our… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
About my first memory, sitting on the shoulders of a giant who I know can only be my father. Of touching the… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
Tom’s aunt Georgie spoke to me first, and Tom found me through her. At the time, I didn’t actually think Tom was… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die. But there's a joy and an… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
Some of us weren't born for rewards, Froi. We were born for sacrifices. — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
