You know something,Jacob, I'd hate to be as smart as Jonh. I mean he was really, really smart, and to be that smart means you know all the answers, and when you know all the answers there's no room for dreaming.
Melina MarchettaBecause without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?
Melina MarchettaTomโs aunt Georgie spoke to me first, and Tom found me through her. At the time, I didnโt actually think Tom was a big enough character to carry a story. If it had to be anyone from Saving Francesca, I thought, it would be Will Trombal or Tara. But the line in Francesca, โI want to be the first male in the Mackee family to reach 40 and still have a liverโ stuck with me, and in the end, Tom has been one of the biggest surprises. Iโm glad I didnโt kick him out of my head.
Melina MarchettaI'm sorry," he says, "for that time I kissed you at that party and for that time at the wedding and more than anything for the thousand times that I wanted to and didn't have the guts to.
Melina MarchettaBalthazar pledged to die defending his royal house of Lumuatere. Finnikin swore to be their protector and guide for as long as he lived. Lucian vowed he would be the light whom they traveled toward in times of need.
Melina MarchettaIs your queen what you are searching for in a woman, Froi?" "I never imagined I was looking for something in a woman. But if I did, I'd have to judge her by the way I felt laying beside her before I went to sleep at night and how I felt in the morning waking up to her." "Oh, too profound, my friend. Much too profound.
Melina Marchetta