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If you weren't driving, I'd kiss you senseless, I tell him. He swerves to the side of the road and stops the car abruptly. Not driving any more.

Melina Marchetta

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Melina Marchetta
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 25
Screenwriter
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Carmelina Marchetta
Road
Swerve
Car
Abruptly
Side
Senseless
Sides
Stops
Tell
Kiss
Weren
Driving
Kissing

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