Melina Marchetta, Looking For Alibrandi Quotes

Promise me you'll never stop dreaming.

Simple dreams are the hardest to come true

God knows what possessed me, but having that science book in my hand propelled me to immediate action. So I hit her with it.

I never thought meeting you would be this boring. I thought we'd put our Italian emotion into gear and scream the place down. I never expected indifference.

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.

Josie, life is not a Mills and Boon book. People fall out of love. People disappoint other people and they find it very hard to forgive.

And we all end up where we started

It's all rather political, mourning is.

A different Australia emerged in the 1950s. A multicultural one, and 30 years on we're still trying to fit in as ethnics and we're still trying to fit the ethnics in as Australians.

Mama says that satisfaction isn't what I should search for. Respect is. Respect?I detest that word. Probably because in this world you have to respect the wrong people for the wrong reasons.

I'm scared to die, " I whispered as Michael walked in."He was scared to live, " he said kissing my forehead.

I'd run you know. It's like when you're really busy doing something and you don't have time to think about things. Well, I'd run and run and run so I couldn't think.