Melina Marchetta, Finnikin Of The Rock Quotes
Somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. It was the grip in which one held those fragments that counted.
It’s against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do.
Then I choose to drown. In hope. Rather than float into nothing.
Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?
If there was one weapon he had against these savages, it was not acknowledging their existence.
But then Froi looked back to where his work lay unfinished and it made him sad because there had been something about the touch of earth in his hands that made him feel worthwhile.
One of Sir Topher's rules was to never indulge in sentimentality, never return for what was left behind.
It's against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do.
People divulge things to you that they would not divulge to anyone else.
Do not cry, ” she said fiercely, but her own tears flowed. “Do not cry, Finnikin. For if we begin, our tears will never end.
The gods do make playthings of us. But it is we mortals who provide them with tools.
But Froi looked around with wonder. As if he had never seen the world from up so high before.