“A beggar who goes fishing may use a worm which has feasted on a king as his bait. And the fisherman may… — John Marsden King Copy Share Image
“"And suddenly they came out of the woodwork. I don't actually know what that expression means. What come out of the wood… — John Marsden Rhetorical question Copy Share Image
Name three types of olives." "Olives! I wouldn't know one type!" "Well, there are three. You can get green ones, you can… — John Marsden Black Copy Share Image
I'm a person of the mountains and the open paddocks and the big empty sky, that's me, and I knew if I… — John Marsden Bigs Copy Share Image
“People, shadows, good, bad, Heaven, Hell: all of these were names, labels, that was all. Humans had created these opposites: Nature recognised… — John Marsden Heaven hell Copy Share Image
Some people wake up drowsy. Some people wake up energized. I wake up dead. — John Marsden Drowsy Copy Share Image
“Anyway, I should have known better about the roses. Whatever Mum planted grew eventually. Take me for instance.” — John Marsden Flowers 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
“But it was my parents I longed for mostly. I wanted to be a little girl again and cuddle into them, wriggling… — John Marsden Child 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 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 Happiness Copy Share Image
“They weren't necessarily soldiers, but you didn't have to be soldiers to be affected by it all.” — John Marsden Copy Share Image
“You're the most important person in my life," I said. He didn't say anything. "You're my brother," I said. He didn't say… — John Marsden Brotherhood Copy Share Image
Nothing reaches inside you and grabs you by the guts the way fear does. — John Marsden Doe Copy Share Image
“Dad always said there were three types of workers. The ones who stood there saying "Is there anything I can do "… — John Marsden Copy Share Image
People just sticking names on places, so that no one could see those places properly any more. Every time they looked at… — John Marsden Bigs Copy Share Image
I knew I was breaking about a dozen laws but I guess I had different attitudes to stuff like that since the… — John Marsden Attitude Copy Share Image
They say teenagers can sleep all day. I often used to look at dogs and be amazed by the way they seemed… — John Marsden Amazed 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
“I remembered Robyn telling me the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and how they'd survived: when the King chucked them in… — John Marsden Angel Copy Share Image
Pale as ice you passed me by; I wondered what you really felt, And waited through the changing times, To see if… — John Marsden Doe 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
