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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

“There were times . . . when it occurred to me that I was repeating my mother's life. Usually this thought struck me as funny. But if I happened to be tired, or if there were extra bills to pay and no money to pay them with, it seemed awful. I'd think 'This isn't the way our lives are supposed to be going.' Then I'd think 'Half the world has the same idea.”

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Book:On Writing

Source: On Writing

“It starts with this: put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn't in the middle of the room. Life isn't a support system for art. It's the other way around.”

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Book:On Writing

Source: On Writing

“It's hard for me to believe that people who read very little (or not at all in some cases) should presume to write and expect people to like what they have written.”

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Book:On writing: a memoir of the craft

Source: On writing: a memoir of the craft

“If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered.”

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Book:On writing: a memoir of the craft

Source: On writing: a memoir of the craft

“when your time came, it came, and that was that. You might say something smart on your way out, but you might just as easily say something stupid.”

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Book:Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson

Source: Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson

Quote by Melina Marchetta

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