When you're scared you can either give in to the panic and let your mind fall apart, or you can take charge of your mind and think brave. John Marsden More Quotes by John Marsden More Quotes From John Marsden If you added up all the really significant episodes in your life they'd probably come to less than sixty minutes. John Marsden sixty-minutessignificantepisodes Pale as ice you passed me by; I wondered what you really felt, And waited through the changing times, To see if you would one day melt. I thought that ice would melt with warmth, But there were thing I did not know: The sun can touch the outer layers But does not reach the deepest snow. Winter sometimes seems like years, Summer's sometimes far away, But winter always turns to summer, As surely as does night to day. John Marsden summerwinternight We'd thought that we were among the first humans to invade this basin, but humans had invaded everything, everywhere. They didn't have to walk into a place to invade it. John Marsden walkshumansfirsts All these words, words like 'evil' and 'vicious', they meant nothing to Nature. Yes, evil was a human invention. John Marsden dragonfliesmosquitoesevil The dreams now were simply of staying alive. John Marsden staying-alivealivedream We had enough years in front of us to be serious and grown-up and respectable. Why rush it? But on the other hand we always complained when teachers and other adults treated us as kids. In fact there was nothing that annoyed me more. So it was a frustrating situation. What we needed was a two-sided badge that said 'Mature' on one side and 'Childish' on the other. Then at any moment we could turn it to whatever side we felt like being and the adults could treat us accordingly. John Marsden teacherkidshands The world was quickly forgetting us. And there was little news to report. John Marsden newslittlesworld Never cry over something that can't cry over you. John Marsden cryover-you Too much thinking, not enough feeling. John Marsden too-muchfeelingsthinking My pen.’ Funny, I wrote that without noticing. ‘The torch’, ‘the paper’, but ‘my pen’. That shows what writing means to me, I guess. My pen is a pipe from my heart to the paper. It’s about the most important thing I own. John Marsden heartwritingmean Life's harder, the deeper you feel things, was all I could think as I put the books away. Feelings, who needs them? Sometimes they're like a gift, when you feel love or happiness. Sometimes they're a curse. John Marsden feelingsbookthinking It seems like suffering's the only time we can see what's essential. If peace ever comes back I'm making a vow: I'll design myself special glasses. They'll block out whether people are fat or thin or beautiful or weird-looking, whether they have pimples or birthmarks or different coloured skin. They'll do everything suffering's done for us, but without the pain. I'm going to wear those glasses for the rest of my life. John Marsden blockpainbeautiful Silence, always my fortress, sometimes my prison John Marsden prisonsilencesometimes Oh, Homer! You don't have to play dumb anymore! You're not at school now. John Marsden dumbplayschool I wonder if they realize how much I notice about them They probably haven't a clue because I never look at them or show the slightest interest. But I'm very aware of everything. I remember seeing an old film once where a father says to his son: "Son when your mouth's open you're not learning anything." If that's true then I'm well on the way to becoming the world's wisest woman. John Marsden fatherlooksson Sometimes I think I'd rather be frightened than bored. At least when you're frightened you know you're alive. John Marsden boredalivethinking
