What did Melina Marchetta mean by: Everyone had told him to be strong for her, but Finnikin didn’t know how to be strong for himself. Melina Marchetta Author · Australia Copy
Whatever is now covered up will be uncovered and every secret will be made known. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Melina Marchetta, Disclosure, Revelation, Truth, 0 Melina Marchetta Author · Australia
I do not believe that the desires of young boys cause catastrophic events. The actions of humans do. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Melina Marchetta, Actions, Desires, 0 Melina Marchetta Author · Australia
Someone had to be blamed. Someone had to die. (…) What you can’t understand, you destroy. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Melina Marchetta, Blame, Death, Destruction, 0 Melina Marchetta Author · Australia
Then I choose to drown. In hope. Rather than float into nothing. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Melina Marchetta, Choice, Existentialism, Hope, 0 Melina Marchetta Author · Australia
+ And we all end up where we started Author, August 17, 2023January 2, 2025, Melina Marchetta, Circularity, Fate, Time, 0 Melina Marchetta Author · Australia
+ One day” came. Because finally I understood. Author, July 3, 2023January 2, 2025, Melina Marchetta, Epiphany, Realization, Understanding, 0 Melina Marchetta Author · Australia
…the greatest weapon against big stupid men was a sharp mind. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Melina Marchetta, Combat, Intelligence, Superiority, 0 Melina Marchetta Author · Australia
Do I have to be here to belong to you?’ Froi asked. ‘Can’t I belong to you wherever I am? Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Melina Marchetta, Belonging, Connection, Identity, 0 Melina Marchetta Author · Australia
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The same vices which are huge and insupportable in others we do not feel in ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France