I'm sick and tired of you people living interstate and overseas from people you want to be with. You're ruining my life! All of you!
Melina MarchettaHow seven days had passed since she had disappeared from existence. That it would take the eyes of the gods to find her. Or the heart of the Lumateran exile.
Melina MarchettaEverything's going to be fine. She'll be back at work soon. Let's just keep the house clean." Oh yeah, I want to say, because a clean house will result in peace in the Middle East as well.
Melina MarchettaIn the games of queens and kings, we leave our dreams at the door and we make do with what we have. Sometimes if weโre fortunate, we still manage to have a good life.
Melina MarchettaBecause without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?
Melina MarchettaThe depression belongs to all of us. I think of the family down the road whose mother was having a baby and they went around the neighborhood saying, "We're pregnant." I want to go around the neighborhood saying, "We're depressed." If my mum can't get out of bed in the morning, all of us feel the same. Her silence has become ours, and it's eating us alive.
Melina Marchetta