"What are you so sad about? We're going to know him for the rest of our lives."

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Melina Marchetta

“There's no easy way to do this. So do it right: weep, laugh, watch, pray, love, live, give thanks and praise; comfort, mend, honor, and remember.”
“All day the darkness and the cold Upon my heart have lain Like shadows on the winter sky Like frost upon the pane”
“Winning awards is great. Everyone wants to put a feather in their cap but for me the ultimate validation comes when you're standing on top of a peak and the weather's moving in and you're trying to manage logistics with your client, whether its food, water, shelter, and really there's only one constant out there: I know the last person I'm going to get to take care of is myself, so my gear has got to work. I take a lot of pride in knowing Eddie Bauer makes the best gear out there.”
“All right, every day ain't going to be the best day of your life, don't worry about that. If you stick to it you hold the possibility open that you will have better days.”
“Human beings are 70% water and with some the rest is colagen”
“We are not here to see through one another, but to see one another through.”

Source : Anne Lamott (1994). “Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year”, Fawcett
“I don't want the 5 dollars in your pocket, I want your soul”
“I can tell what inspired the songs for me, or what I was thinking and feeling at the time. But I don't want that to be the definitive meaning behind the song. I like the idea that people can interpret, even if they're way off base. I'm rambling. I'm not good at talking about my feelings.”

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