Melina Marchetta quotes - page 3

It is what a man does for strangers that counts more than what he does for his family. (Melina Marchetta)
The two horsewomen of the apocalypse still win, despite their dwindling numbers. View quote
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Love's easy. It kind of comes with the territory. But liking is another story. View quote
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This isn't romance. This isn't a declaration of love or affirmation of friendship. This is something more. View quote
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You were never able to break her. She is the stone of this kingdom. View quote
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Imagine who she would be if we unleashed her onto the world. I think she would rip the breath from all of us. View quote
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But then Froi looked back to where his work lay unfinished and it made him sad because there had been something about the touch of earth in his hands that made him feel worthwhile. View quote
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If there was one weapon he had against these savages, it was not acknowledging their existence. View quote
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Those full of fear were the most dangerous of people. View quote
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I'll run one day. Run for my life. To be free and think for myself... I'll run to be emancipated. View quote
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See them together and you will feel a force that will take your breath away. (Melina Marchetta)
I ran away one day. He was running in the same direction. View quote
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you grab at any sign of hope. You grab it with both hands and breathe life into it, day after day. You do anything to keep it alive. View quote
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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 us. View quote
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In the end, the sum of my vices is all me. View quote
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Best way to find the weakness of the enemy is to understand their ways. View quote
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When a woman has not received much flattery in her life, she will be seduced. View quote
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he knew that a part of his life was complete and that whatever path he chose, he would experience the ache of unfulfilled dreams. View quote
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It's like geographical humor. You just don't get it unless you were there. View quote
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Why do I feel like something's missing in my life without them and they don't feel the same about me? View quote
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There's not much you need to know about the world. Except how to use a sword and trust very few. (Melina Marchetta)
They either don't get it or don't want to. Maybe I'm just not selling it well. View quote
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The truth doesn't set you free, you know. It makes you feel awkward and embarrassed and defenseless and red in the face and horrified and petrified and vulnerable. View quote
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Froi saw the foolishness of dreamers, and he decided he'd like to die so foolish. With a dream in his heart about the possibilities, rather than a chain of hopelessness. View quote
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The gods do make playthings of us ... but it is we mortals who provide them with the tools. View quote
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