Quotes From "Looking For Alibrandi" By Melina Marchetta

So I'm cruising down the road and the object of my thoughts is racing down the street, screaming that her father is a cop. A public servant, very flattering" " I like a man in uniform" He laughed. 'Do you like pizza?' 'What a ridiculous question. I suppose you're going to ask me if I like pasta next? Melina Marchetta

I think my family has come a long way. The sad thing is that so many haven't. So many have stayed in their own little world. Some because they don't want to leave it, others because the world around them won't let them in. Melina Marchetta

...I don't believe you should be a virgin when you get married, ' Sera said. 'You should experiment. Men do'' Yes, but only if you're in love with them, ' I said. Melina Marchetta

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. Melina Marchetta

Simple dreams are the hardest to come true Melina Marchetta

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

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. Melina Marchetta

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

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. Melina Marchetta

Promise me you'll never stop dreaming. Melina Marchetta

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. Melina Marchetta

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. Melina Marchetta

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. Melina Marchetta

And we all end up where we started Melina Marchetta