Leah Steele

“That someone can want something out of another person who gives absolutely nothing in return astounds me.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

“Because people with that much spirit frighten the hell out of me. They make me want to be a better person when I know it's not possible.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

“What happens when she's not my memory anymore? What happens when she's not around to tell me about his belt leaving scars across my two-year-old brother's face or when he whacked her so hard that she lost her hearing for a week? Who'll be my memory?"
Santangelo doesn't miss a beat. "I will. Ring me."
"Same," Raffy says.
I look at him. I can't even speak because if I do I know I'll cry but I smile and he knows what I'm thinking.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road

“I have one brother and I live with four hundred guys. Girls under the age of fourteen are the most frightening creatures I have ever come across.”
― Melina Marchetta, On the Jellicoe Road