“Dying's a fearful popular activity these days so we often double 'em up.” — John Marsden Death Copy Share Image
We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies. — John Marsden Butterflies Copy Share Image
The only true test of friendship is the time your friend spends on you. — John Marsden Friends forever Copy Share Image
“We weren't creatures from another planet. We were creatures from Hell.” — John Marsden Animals Copy Share Image
Some people wake up drowsy. Some people wake up energized. I wake up dead. — John Marsden Drowsy Copy Share Image
“I felt that my life was permanently damaged, that I could never be normal again, that the rest of my life would… — John Marsden Damaged Copy Share Image
“Being brave is a choice you make. You've got to say to yourself: I'm going to think brave. I refuse to think… — John Marsden Anxiety Copy Share Image
“I don't want them hanging a double murder on me. It wouldn't look good on my school record.” — John Marsden Copy Share Image
Let no stranger intrude here, no invader trespass. This was ours, and this we would defend. — John Marsden Invaders Copy Share Image
“I wondered how long an adult could talk to a kid without using the word "but." About forty seconds'd be the record… — John Marsden Good day Copy Share Image
“Feelings, who needs them? Sometimes they're like a gift, when you feel love or happiness. Sometimes they're a curse.” — John Marsden Feelings Copy Share Image
“Human laws, moral laws, religious laws, they seemed artificial and basic, almost childlike.” — John Marsden Religion Copy Share Image
“In this life of froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.” — John Marsden Kindness Copy Share Image
“A farm is just an accumulation of stories really. Same with people... "A farmer's footsteps are the best fertiliser," Dad used to… — John Marsden Farm Copy Share Image
So I found myself telling my own stories. It was strange: as I did it I realised how much we get shaped… — John Marsden Different Copy Share Image
There's no room for anything else. You forget that you're tired or cold or hungry. You forget that banged-up knee and your… — John Marsden Cold Copy Share Image
“I guess our fate is up to us now. And we’ve been there before, of course. There’s something quite comforting about it… — John Marsden Destiny Copy Share Image
“A bad black horse steals Steals into my head And moves across the landscape Of my mind, while I sleep. He does… — John Marsden Next day Copy Share Image
This is the most complicated relationship since Romeo and Juliet," she complained. "You're both hopeless. I mean, what is the big problem?… — John Marsden Adore Copy Share Image
…"we saw this big dark red leech hanging off his back. We were dancing round yelling: ‘We’ll burn it off! Get the… — John Marsden Bigs Copy Share Image
My pen.’ Funny, I wrote that without noticing. ‘The torch’, ‘the paper’, but ‘my pen’. That shows what writing means to me,… — John Marsden Heart Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm dropping such a long way down again." "I seem to be dropping into a cold dark wet place,… — John Marsden Cease to exist Copy Share Image
“Why did people call it Hell?" I wondered. [...] No place was Hell, no place could be Hell. It's the people calling… — John Marsden Copy Share Image
“That night in bed I was thinking about the way creeks and streams operate. They start off little, gurgling and bubbling and… — John Marsden Creeks Copy Share Image
Light is important to us humans. It influences our moods, our perceptions, our energy levels. A face glimpsed among trees, dappled by… — John Marsden Beach Copy Share Image
Writing is not a job or activity. Nor do I sit at a desk writing for inspiration to strike. Writing is like… — John Marsden Alternatives Copy Share Image
Life's about a hell of a lot more than being happy. It's about feeling the full range of stuff: happiness, sadness, anger,… — John Marsden Best way Copy Share Image
We’ve got to stick together, that’s all I know. We all drive each other crazy at times, but I don’t want to… — John Marsden Brain Copy Share Image
“What happened next played itself out like a terrible drama with two spectators. Lee and I stayed on our side of the… — John Marsden Live and die Copy Share Image
![“Why did people call it Hell?" I wondered. [...] No place was Hell, no place could be Hell. It's the people calling it Hell, that's the only thing that made it so. People just sticking names on places, so that no one could see those places properly anymore. [...] No, Hell wasn't anything to do with…” quote by John Marsden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2e4/john-marsden-3782_quote_why-did-people-call-it-hell-i-wondered-n_786530.jpg)
