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 More Quotes by Melina Marchetta More Quotes From Melina Marchetta I miss the Stella girls telling me what I am. That I'm sweet and placid and accommodating and loyal and nonthreatening and good to have around. And Mia. I want her to say, "Frankie, you're silly, you're lazy, you're talented, you're passionate, you're restrained, you're blossoming, you're contrary." I want to be an adjective again. But I'm a noun. A nothing. A nobody. A no one. Melina Marchetta girlsillysweet Promise me you'll never stop dreaming. Melina Marchetta inspirationdreampromise Do you think I don't want him to be gone more than you do? I do. Because I need to know that I can still breathe properly when he's not around. If something happens to him, I have to know that I won't fall apart. Melina Marchetta wantfallthinking Great to know that I'm in love with a girl with a cool name." "It's Taylor's middle name. Melina Marchetta middlegirlnames Teresa, Teresa. Have we taught you nothing?" Raffy says in an irritated voice. "It's war. You go in and you hunt him down until he realises that he's made a mistake. Melina Marchetta voicemistakewar It's called peaceful coexistence, Santangelo. You should try it and if it works we may sell the idea to the Israelis and Palestinians Melina Marchetta peacefultryingideas No chance. It'd be like cutting off our hands." "Then learn to live without your hands." "No, because then we won't be able to do this," Ben says, giving him the finger [...] Melina Marchetta cuttinggivinghands So, like I asked, what’s with the nightie?†“It smells like what I always think mothers smell like,†I tell him honestly, knowing I don’t have to explain. 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 motherideasthinking You're the father of the person who is my life. Melina Marchetta personsfather I didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs." Anson Choi feigns surprise. "What's her name?" "I didn't actually catch her name," Griggs continues. "Lily," Raffaela says over her shoulder and this time I give her a sideways look. "Great to know that I'm in love with a girl with a cool name." "It's Taylor's middle name," Raffaela calls back again. Melina Marchetta girlnamesgiving Fifteen minutes later I was an expert. That's all you need. I think I was even getting the upper hand, which is very simple with a guy. Anything seems to turn them on. Melina Marchetta simplehandsthinking Your problems are out there. But they're small. They only grow out of proportion when they climb inside your head. Melina Marchetta proportiongrowsproblem Don't let anyone take care of you. Can you maybe leave that for me to do? I mean, take care of you? Feel free to take care of me in return... because I think I'll need you to do that. Melina Marchetta returnmeanthinking Maybe memories should be left the way they are. Melina Marchetta shouldmemoriesway It's too late. Seventeen-year-olds don't need fathers. Oh god. I'm thirty-four years old and I need a father. I can't even begin to think what my daughter needs. Melina Marchetta daughterfatherthinking She asked me what type of contraceptive I use. Underwear. Keeping it on prevents pregnancy. Melina Marchetta underwearusepregnancy 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 to me and I can only give it away once, and I want to be so sure when it happens. I don't want to say that the first time for me was bad or it didn't mean a thing. Melina Marchetta wantgivingmean And suddenly I know I have to go. But this time without being chased by the Brigadier, without experiencing the kindness of a postman from Yass, and without taking along a Cadet who will change the way I breath for the rest of my life. Melina Marchetta cadetskindnessway Because photos are testimony that someone did live. A reminder of past we may have loved or hated. A piece of our lives. Melina Marchetta piecesmaypast 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 turn out just a little bit better. Melina Marchetta wantlittlesway