“Life's harder, the deeper you feel things, was all I could think as I put the books away. Feelings, who needs them? Sometimes they're like a gift, when you feel love or happiness. Sometimes they're a curse.”John Marsden Source: The Dead of Night
“Sometimes I think I'd rather be frightened than bored. At least when you're frightened you know you're alive.”John Marsden Source: A Killing Frost
“When you're scared you can either give in to the panic and let your mind fall apart, or you can take charge of your mind and think brave.”John Marsden Source: The Dead of Night
“At that age you think boys have as much personality as coat hangers and, you don't notice their looks.Then you grow up.”John Marsden book Tomorrow, When the War BeganSource: Tomorrow, When the War Began
“It's good to keep changing your mind. It shows you're thinking. I'll only stop changing my mind when I'm dead. And maybe not even then.”John Marsden Source: Darkness, Be My Friend