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If we forget who we lost, then we forget who we once were, and if we forget who we once were, we lose sight of who we are now.

Melina Marchetta

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Melina Marchetta
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 25
Screenwriter
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Carmelina Marchetta
Sight
Lose
Loses
Forget
Lost

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We're so different. You're an intellectual. I'm an idiot. Don't say that, I yelled. You're not an idiot, you stupid idiot.
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