Quotes by Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock

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It’s against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
Sir Topher finally looked up. “Because any hope beyond that, my boy, would be too much. I feared we would drown in it.”" — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
Then I choose to drown. In hope. Rather than float into nothing. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
He hesitated, remembering something Finnikin had said to him on their journey. That somehow, even in the worst of times, — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
Today this courtyard was filled with great warriors. What is more? But it was not filled with great men who have the hea — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
It's against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
How unladylike of you to mention such a thing. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
People divulge things to you that they would not divulge to anyone else. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
Do not cry,” she said fiercely, but her own tears flowed. “Do not cry, Finnikin. For if we begin, our tears will never e — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
The gods do make playthings of us. But it is we mortals who provide them with tools. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words? — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
We have a dilemma, then,” Finnikin said fiercely. “Because I prayed that you would grow old and hold my children in your — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
When one is silent, those around speak even more, my lord. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
If there was one weapon he had against these savages, it was not acknowledging their existence. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
Somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. It was the grip in which one held those frag — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
He just watched the way Finnikin’s hands rested on Evanjalin’s neck and he rubbed his thumb along her jaw and the way hi — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
As he left Yata’s home that morning, he knew that a part of his life was complete and that whatever path he chose, he wo — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
But then Froi looked back to where his work lay unfinished and it made him sad because there had been something about th — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
But Froi looked around with wonder. As if he had never seen the world from up so high before. — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock
The gods whispered to you once, Finnikin. And you listened. But they are proud and refuse to speak to those who do not b — Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock