Then I choose to drown. In hope. Rather than float into nothing. Melina Marchetta More Quotes by Melina Marchetta More Quotes From Melina Marchetta I want to be sitting in front of my computer, where you can press a button to block out your junk mail. These two are my junk mail. Melina Marchetta buttonsblocktwo We were playing Rock, Paper, Scissors," she told him once. "I was paper and she was rock so I lived and she died. Melina Marchetta scissorsrockspaper If something happened to me, whose face will be on the front page of the paper begging for me? Is a person worth more because they have someone to grieve for them? Melina Marchetta pagespapergrieving We look at each other for a moment and for once I feel awkward. It's not that I'm not into humility; I've just never had to practise it. Melina Marchetta awkwardhumilitylooks They separate us into groups. The Ringleaders and the Others. I belong to the Ringleaders because my weak, pathetic, traitorous, fundamentally base peers point to me when someone asks them who is in charge. Melina Marchetta peersgroupsweak ...what was it like out there? Kind of describe it to us," Jessa says, beaming at them and then at me. Trini beams at her and there's a lot of beaming happening. Melina Marchetta beamhappeningskind Strange? I don't think that word comes anywhere near it. My troops are on an overnight camp three hundred kilometres away from here. I had to sleep at the Santangelo penitentiary for pre-pubescent girls. Melina Marchetta girlsleepthinking What were you doing with her?" I ask quietly. "Apart from questioning her about your whereabouts, I was listening to the most intriguing story about my life moonlighting as a kidnapper. Melina Marchetta intriguingstorieslistening I shrug. "I'll probably mention that I'm in love with you." He chuckles. "Only you would say that in such a I-think-I'll-wash-my-hair-tonight tone. Melina Marchetta love-youhairthinking He nods. "My mum has one just the same and you have no idea how disturbing it is that it's turning me on. Melina Marchetta no-ideamumideas This is war," he say quietly. "Well thank God you're dressed for it, Griggs. Melina Marchetta wellsthank-godwar Who do you hang out with?" Natalia asks, looking over my shoulder. She's always done that. Wherever you are, whoever you are, she'll always look over your shoulder to see if there's someone more exciting to speak to. It used to make me feel paranoid. Melina Marchetta donespeaklooks He takes out a cigarette and offers one to me. "I try not to indulge. It's a filthy habit," I tell him. "I love that word filthy. I love the way you force it out of your mouth like it's some kind of vermin you want to get rid of." "You've had vermin in your mouth?" "You're mean in that way, you know. You don't let anyone get away with pathetic analogies. Melina Marchetta analogiestryingmean So why would I want someone to be my everything when one day they might not be around?" Jellicoe Road Melina Marchetta one-daywantmight To have somone hold you could be the greatest medicine of all. Melina Marchetta medicine What do you want from me?" he asks. What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him. More. Melina Marchetta askspersonswant Come here,” she says. “No, you come here.” “I said it first.” “Rock paper scissors.” “No. Because you’ll do nerdy calculations and work out what I chose the last six times and then you’ll win.” Will pushes away from the table and his hand snakes out and he pulls her toward him and Tom figures that Will was always going to go to her first. Melina Marchetta rockswinninghands 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 a clean house will result in peace in the Middle East as well. Melina Marchetta middle-easthousewant Love’s easy. It kind of comes with the territory. But liking is another story. Melina Marchetta territoryliking-someonestories She knows that feeling too. Of believing that each time someone says her name, it’s to tell her that something bad has happened. Melina Marchetta namesfearbelieve
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