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Melina Marchetta

You blame me for this, don’t you?” he says.”I don’t need to. You’re doing a better job.

Melina Marchetta

Up in the distance the whistle of the wind sang to her from the mountain. From Lucian’s mountain. It beckoned and taunted and she wanted to run towards it. To be enveloped in its coat of fleece and to hear its safe sounds.

angst, love, safety, separation

Melina Marchetta

When one is silent, those around speak even more, my lord.

Melina Marchetta

We have a dilemma, then,” Finnikin said fiercely. “Because I prayed that you would grow old and hold my children in your arms as you held me. My prayers have not been answered yet, Trevanion. So whose prayer is more worthy? Yours or mine?

fathers, fathers-and-sons, parenting

Melina Marchetta

Sometimes you don’t let us talk about how we’re feeling. If we feel scared, you say, ‘Nothing to worry about, guys,’ but that doesn’t make it go away. It makes it grow.

honesty, talking

Melina Marchetta

He’s my father!” she bellowed, pointing to Trevanion.”Vestie!” Beatriss said firmly, stopping to stare up at her. “I’ll snip at the tongue if I ever see it in such a way again! Trevanion, speak to her.”Vestie hung her head, shamefaced.”Vestie,” he said, his voice still gentle.”Yes, Father.””Shout it out louder, my love. Shout it out louder.

beautiful, love

Melina Marchetta

For reasons he couldn’t understand a sadness came over him and it was then he saw the girl standing on the other side of the dirt road, her eyes pools of absolute sorrow, her light brown hair glowing in the splinters of sunlight that forced their way through the trees.

Melina Marchetta

Maybe memories should be left the way they are.

bhie, melina-marchetta, memories, on-the-jellicoe-road

Melina Marchetta

You can’t go around feeling too much.

Melina Marchetta

Just ask how I’m feeling, I want to say. Just ask and I may tell you.But no one does.

Melina Marchetta

Tom always did anger well. Hid it well, but showed it even better

anger, hiding, thomas

Melina Marchetta

In the end, the sum of my vices is all me.

responsibility, self-awareness