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“Coffee?" Santangelo calls down to us. We both look up. He,Ben, and Raffy are hanging over the side. "Is it espresso?" Anson Choi asks behind us. "Freshly percolated," Ben answers. "You should see the gadgets they have up here." Anson Choi aims a begging look at Griggs. "You want to sell out over a coffee?" Griggs asks him with disgust. "They've got muffins as well," I tell them. "Double chocolate chip. His mum made them." Griggs gets up and holds out a hand to me. "Truce.”

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Melina Marchetta

Melina Marchetta is an Australian author renowned for her young adult literature. Her works often delve into complex interpersonal relationships and profound emotional experiences, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“Don't you ever touch my car again," Santangelo says with the same fury he had on his face when Jonah Griggs made comments about his mother. Raffy touches the car with her finger in a very dramatic way. "You've just made our hit list," he says, getting a hanky out of his pocket and cleaning off some imaginary mark.”

Way Made Faces Mother Car Mark Fingers Lists Dramatic Pockets Comment Imaginary Cleaning Fury Jonah Jonah Griggs

Author:Melina Marchetta

“It's hard to explain what happens when jazz and punk fuse with a violin twist but it works. Probably because Anson Choi takes off his shirt while he's playing the saxophone. Whoever's not chatting up a Cadet or a girl from Darling House or playing chess with the guys is watching the band. I turn into a groupie.”

Hard Happens Guy Turns Girl House Band Jazz Chess Shirts Punk Twists Darling Violin Saxophone Fuse Chatting Playing Chess Groupie Cadets

Author:Melina Marchetta

“Between now and when we graduate next year there are at least ten weeks' holiday and five random public holidays. There's email and if you manage to get down to the town, there's text messaging and mobile phone calls. If not, the five minutes you get to speak to me on your communal phone is better than nothing. There are the chess nerds who want to invite you to our school for the chess comp next March and there's this town in the middle, planned by Walter Burley Griffin, where we can meet up and protest against our government's refusal to sign the Kyoto treaty." -Jonah Griggs”

“I walk down the steps of the verandah towards her and with shaking hands she holds my face between them, sobbing, "Look at my beautiful girl.”

Looks Hands Beautiful Faces Girl Walks Steps Shaking Beautiful Girl Sobbing Shaking Hands

Book:On The Jellicoe Road

Source: On The Jellicoe Road

“Shattered legs may heal in time, but some betrayals fester and poison the soul.”

May Soul Heartbreak Legs Betrayal Heal Poison Abandonment Shattered

Book:George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

“I suppose we all lie to ourselves sometimes.”

Sometimes Lying

Book:Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

“Sometimes our lives can change so fast that the change outpaces our minds and hearts.”

Mind Heart Sometimes Our Lives Heart And Mind

Book:Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

“There is more to someone being lovable than the way they look.”

Way Looks Lovable

Book:The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess

Source: The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess