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The string slices into the skin of his fingers and no matter how tough the calluses, it tears. But this beat is fast and even though his joints are aching, his arm's out of control like it has a mind of its own and the sweat tat drenches his hair and face seems to smother him, but nothing's going to stop Tom. Hes aiming for oblivion.

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Melina Marchetta
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 25
Screenwriter
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Sydney
NSW
Carmelina Marchetta
Even
Control
Skins
Joints
Going
Stop
Fingers
String
Mind
Face
Beats
Oblivion
Like
Though
Fast
Toms
Calluses
Faces
Tough
Strings
Smother
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Tears
Sweat
Slices
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Arms
Skin
Aching
Matter
Hair
Beat
Aiming

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Oh, you're one of those,' the princess said. 'One of what?' 'One of those who needs to be told their worth over and over by others. Do you know who tells me my worth, Phaedra of Alonso?' The princess pointed a hard finger at her own chest. 'Me. I determine my own worth. If I had to rely on others I'd have lain down and died waiting.
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I'm very disturbed to find out that the leader of the Townies has a soul and I'm beginning to develop a bit of a crush on him.
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It's funny how you can forget everything except people loving you. Maybe that's why humans find it so hard getting over love affairs. It's not the pain they're getting over, it's the love.
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When one is silent, those around speak even more.
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No. But it's like the argument `don't donate to third-world countries because the money mightn't get to them.' People only say that because it makes them feel better about the fact that they do nothing.
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Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.
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What if she's all I give you in this life of ours, my love? she asked quietly. Then I'll shout at the goddess in fury, he said fiercely. I'll beg to know why I've been given so much when other men have so little.
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You're judging her by her literacy, Tara says. You're a literacist. You've made that up.
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You shy, Francesca?” Javier asks me later on. I shake my head. “Not really.” I’m just sad, I want to say. And I’m lonely.
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Don't you ever touch my car again, Santangelo says with the same fury he had on his face when Jonah Griggs made comments about his mother. Raffy touches the car with her finger in a very dramatic way. You've just made our hit list, he says, getting a hanky out of his pocket and cleaning off some imaginary mark.
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