“This is war," he say quietly.
"Well thank God you're dressed for it, Griggs.”
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On the Jellicoe Road is a young adult novel by Australian novelist Melina Marchetta. It was first published in Australia in 2006 by Penguin Australia under the title On the Jellicoe Road, where it was awarded the 2008 West Australia Young Readers Book Award for Older Readers. It was later published in the United States in 2008 under the abbreviated title Jellicoe Road by HarperTeen and went on to win the 2009 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association.
“he tells me in a tone full of ice, 'underestimate who or what I care for.”
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“Is a person worth more because they have someone to grieve for them?”
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“Because being part of him isn't just anything. It's kind of everything.”
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“And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die.”
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“See, I remember love. That's what people don't understand.”
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“Whatever is now covered up will be uncovered and every secret will be made known.”
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“Hold my hand because I might disappear.”
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“From this distance everything is so bloody perfect.”
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