"My survival was up to me. I had……" — John Marsden
"My survival was up to me. I had nothing and I had no one. What I did have, I told myself, was my mind, my imagination, my memory, my feelings, my spirit. These were important and powerful things."
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55 Quotes by John Marsden
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I can't describe the feeling when I go down - it's down down down and there's never going to be…
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So, that was Nature's way. The mosquito felt pain and panic but the dragonfly knew nothing of cruelty. Humans would…
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They say teenagers can sleep all day. I often used to look at dogs and be amazed by the way…
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I knew I was breaking about a dozen laws but I guess I had different attitudes to stuff like that…
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We'd thought that we were among the first humans to invade this basin, but humans had invaded everything, everywhere. They…
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People just sticking names on places, so that no one could see those places properly any more. Every time they…
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the biggest risk is to take no risk. or to take crazy risks.
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We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies.
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Light is important to us humans. It influences our moods, our perceptions, our energy levels. A face glimpsed among trees,…
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Some people wake up drowsy. Some people wake up energized. I wake up dead.
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When you're scared you can either give in to the panic and let your mind fall apart, or you can…
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Life's harder, the deeper you feel things.
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