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Saving Francesca
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"Saving Francesca" Quotes

A teenage girl navigates the challenges of starting at a new school and coping with her mother's depression.

Quotes

We can't do this to her. We can't do this to ourselves.

Melina Marchetta

empathyself-sacrifice

But you didn't. I did. And I'm not too sure of anything.

Melina Marchetta

uncertainty

There are some people who have nice manners, but no feelings - and that's not what we're about.

Melina Marchetta

empathykindness

I think I'm a bit of a loser. I don't have a boyfriend, I don't have the right shoes, and I still haven't found my calling.

Melina Marchetta

self-doubt

I just want to know what it feels like to be alive. I just want to be happy.

Melina Marchetta

happinesslife

I think I've made a mistake. I think we're all pretty much insane. I don't know how to fix it. I just think we're all unhappy, that's all.

Melina Marchetta

mental healthunhappiness

I don't like your boyfriend. I don't like your friend. I don't even like your shoes.

Melina Marchetta

dislikejudgment

I'm getting good at this. I'm not calling him. I'm not sending a message. I'm not writing a letter.

Melina Marchetta

self-controlmoving on

The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see, the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it.

Melina Marchetta

sorrowemotional pain

I'm not going to lie to you. I think my mother is having a midlife crisis. She bought a red sports car and now she's talking about going to college.

Melina Marchetta

midlife crisis