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title: "44 Want Quotes By Melina Marchetta"
description: "44 Want quotes by Melina Marchetta. Plus more from Melina Marchetta and more Want sayings from other authors."
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> [“But I want to give in to it sometimes”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/but-i-want-to-give-in-to-it-sometimes/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [“I want to cry because my mind is working too much”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-want-to-cry-because-my-mind-is-working-too-much/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Just ask how I'm feeling, I want to say. Just ask and I may tell you. But no one does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/just-ask-how-i-m-feeling-i-want-to-say-just-ask-and-i-may-tell-you/)

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> [So why would I want someone to be my everything when one day they might not be around?" Jellicoe Road](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/so-why-would-i-want-someone-to-be-my-everything-when-one-day-they-2/)

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> [I'm beginning to realize that things don't turn out the way you want them to. And sometimes, when they don't they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-m-beginning-to-realize-that-things-don-t-turn-out-the-way-you-want/)

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> [I'm sick and tired of you people living interstate and overseas from people you want to be with. You're ruining my life!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-you-people-living-interstate-and-overseas-from/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [That someone can want something out of another person who gives absolutely nothing in return astounds me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/that-someone-can-want-something-out-of-another-person-who-gives/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Do you want to know something about tyrants? When faced with death, they weep and they beg just like the rest of…](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/)

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> [I want to be sitting in front of my computer, where you can press a button to block out your junk mail.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-want-to-be-sitting-in-front-of-my-computer-where-you-can-press-a/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [What do you want from me?" he asks. What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-do-you-want-from-me-he-asks-what-i-want-from-every-person-in-my/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Don't ever ask me again if I hate living anywhere with you and Jasmina. This Rock reminds me of the boy I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/don-t-ever-ask-me-again-if-i-hate-living-anywhere-with-you-and/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [People aren’t interested in the truth, Dafar. They’re interested in what keeps them safe. They’re interested in being looked after. They’re interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/people-aren-t-interested-in-the-truth-dafar-they-re-interested-in/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [I would rather die than ever see you suffering this way. I don't want you or any child I ever have or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-would-rather-die-than-ever-see-you-suffering-this-way-i-don-t-want/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Do you want to hang out? At your place or something?" Hanging out with Jimmy Hailler will mean that I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/do-you-want-to-hang-out-at-your-place-or-something-hanging-out-with/)

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> [It's my birthday today. I'm not 17 anymore. The 17 Janis Ian sang about where one learns the truth. But what she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/it-s-my-birthday-today-i-m-not-17-anymore-the-17-janis-ian-sang-about/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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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…](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/)

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> [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/)

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> [I want to tell him that deep down each time Hannah looked at him she was grateful it was him because Jude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-want-to-tell-him-that-deep-down-each-time-hannah-looked-at-him-she/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [She could have dropped you both off. whar's the worst she can do? cry hysterically?"the gears on the ute get stuck at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/she-could-have-dropped-you-both-off-whar-s-the-worst-she-can-do-cry/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [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/)

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> [“There will be no 'one day,'" I yell. "Because holidays are over, Griggs, and you and I are never going to cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/there-will-be-no-one-day-i-yell-because-holidays-are-over-griggs-and/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [My body becomes a raft and there's this part of me that wants just literally to go with the flow. To close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/my-body-becomes-a-raft-and-there-s-this-part-of-me-that-wants-just/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [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/)

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> [Tom’s aunt Georgie spoke to me first, and Tom found me through her. At the time, I didn’t actually think Tom was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/tom-s-aunt-georgie-spoke-to-me-first-and-tom-found-me-through-her-at/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [Jonah Griggs. Not just a name but a state of mind I never want to revisit, although I do keep him at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/jonah-griggs-not-just-a-name-but-a-state-of-mind-i-never-want-to/)

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> [But you're almost eighteen. You're old enough. Everyone else is doing it. And next year someone is going to say to someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/but-you-re-almost-eighteen-you-re-old-enough-everyone-else-is-doing/)

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> [You shy, Francesca?” Javier asks me later on. I shake my head. “Not really.” I’m just sad, I want to say. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/you-shy-francesca-javier-asks-me-later-on-i-shake-my-head-not-really/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [“So why would I want someone to be my everything when one day they might not be around?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/so-why-would-i-want-someone-to-be-my-everything-when-one-day-they-3/)

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> [They either don't get it or don't want to. Maybe I'm just not selling it well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/they-either-don-t-get-it-or-don-t-want-to-maybe-i-m-just-not-selling/)

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> [“So why would I want someone to be my everything when one day they might not be around? What will be left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/so-why-would-i-want-someone-to-be-my-everything-when-one-day-they/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [If I want more, I need to go and get it, demand it, take hold of it with all my might, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/if-i-want-more-i-need-to-go-and-get-it-demand-it-take-hold-of-it-with/)

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> [I just want it to go back to the way it was." "It'll never go back to the way it was, Frankie.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-just-want-it-to-go-back-to-the-way-it-was-it-ll-never-go-back-to/)

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> [It's like you have a plan and someone comes along and makes you want to change it all, but you still like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/it-s-like-you-have-a-plan-and-someone-comes-along-and-makes-you-want/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

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> [And I hear nothing because it's like the volume button has been turned down on our lives and nobody has anything to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/and-i-hear-nothing-because-it-s-like-the-volume-button-has-been/)

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> [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/)

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> [Do you think I don't want him to be gone more than you do? I do. Because I need to know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/do-you-think-i-don-t-want-him-to-be-gone-more-than-you-do-i-do/)

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> [Then he holds her and for a moment I hear total silence; that totally silent part of a cry that announces that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/then-he-holds-her-and-for-a-moment-i-hear-total-silence-that-totally/)

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> [What is it? A prize or something? No. It's not a prize and I'm not a prize. But it's mine. It belongs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/what-is-it-a-prize-or-something-no-it-s-not-a-prize-and-i-m-not-a/)

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> [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/)

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> [I miss the Stella girls telling me what I am. That I'm sweet and placid and accommodating and loyal and nonthreatening and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/i-miss-the-stella-girls-telling-me-what-i-am-that-i-m-sweet-and/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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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…](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/)

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                        "text": "For a moment I can't help thinking how decent he is - that there's some hope for him beyond the obnoxious image he displays. Maybe deep down he is a sensitive guy, who sees us as real people with real issues. I want to say something nice. Some kind of thanks. I stand there, rehearsing it in my mind. \"Oh my God,\" he says, \"did you see that girl's tits?\" Maybe not today.",
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                        "text": "Tom’s aunt Georgie spoke to me first, and Tom found me through her. At the time, I didn’t actually think Tom was a big enough character to carry a story. If it had to be anyone from Saving Francesca, I thought, it would be Will Trombal or Tara. But the line in Francesca, ‘I want to be the first male in the Mackee family to reach 40 and still have a liver’ stuck with me, and in the end, Tom has been one of the biggest surprises. I’m glad I didn’t kick him out of my head.",
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                        "text": "Jonah Griggs. Not just a name but a state of mind I never want to revisit, although I do keep him at the back of my mind for those times I get me hopes raised about something. So then I can slap myself into reality and remind myself of what happens when you let someone into your sacred space. Jonah Griggs is my second reminder to never ever trust another human being. My mother was first.",
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