My father took one hundred and thirty-two minutes to die.

- Melina Marchetta

Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.

- Melina Marchetta

Do something that scares you everyday.

- Melina Marchetta

When one is silent, those around speak even more.

- Melina Marchetta

My body becomes a raft and there's this part of me that wants just literally to go with the flow. To close my eyes and let it take me. But I know soo…

- Melina Marchetta

I didn't realize until those few days how much a hug meant. To have someone hold you could be the greatest medicine of all.

- Melina Marchetta

It's funny how you can forget everything except people loving you. Maybe that's why humans find it so hard getting over love affairs. It's not the pa…

- Melina Marchetta

Even five minutes of your time can make someone's day.

- Melina Marchetta

Our spirit is mightier than the filth of our memories.

- Melina Marchetta