Voice Quotes by Melina Marchetta

14 Voice quotes by Melina Marchetta

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Melina Marchetta’s voice feels like a warm invitation to grow alongside her characters, blending vulnerability with hope. These fourteen snippets give a taste of the tender authenticity she brings to each story.

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And then their voices stopped and their souls stood still and they ceased being who they had been. Because who they were…

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“His voice is deep and gravelly. I once heard one of the girls say that he had the voice of a sex…

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Froi heard Zabat's voice echo over and over again throughout the gorge. Wonderful. The gods had found a way of multiplying the…

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Logical Tom begs emotional stupid dickhead Tom not to ask the question. 'Are you alone?' he asks quietly. He hears her breathing…

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I need voices of reason and of hysteria and of empathy. I need to have an Alanis moment. I need advice from…

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Teresa, Teresa. Have we taught you nothing?" Raffy says in an irritated voice. "It's war. You go in and you hunt him…

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Our bodies aren't strangers,' he said, his voice ragged. 'Our spirits aren't strangers'. He held her face in his hands. 'Tell me…

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Lucian was beginning to get used to hearing her small observations at night. More than anything, he realized he liked her voice…

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“Finn, listen!" Trevanion said, his voice raw. "I prayed to see you one more time. It's all I prayed for. Nothing more.…

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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…

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You can know someone all your life, like your parents or family, but I’ll tell you this, Ned. There’s an expression on…

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He knows no other way but ugliness,” Sir Topher said quietly. “He was taught no other lessons but those of force. His…

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But it was definitely a car trailing me and quickly I prepared myself for a great dash. I began quickening my step…

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About my first memory, sitting on the shoulders of a giant who I know can only be my father. Of touching the…

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“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…

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Phaedra of Alonso’s death was a never-ending pain that gnawed at his insides. It made him a prisoner in his own cottage.

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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…

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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…

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See them together and you will feel a force that will take your breath away.

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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.…

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I’m scared I’m going to spend the rest of my life in a state of yearning, regardless of where I am.

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