Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil Quotes

“And there it was. That slight lisp. That awful accent. That funny face that made him ache. Charlie wasn't just a cheat. He was a liar as well. Because Violette Zidane wasn't just the girl he was shagging, like he told the cop. She sort of owned his heart a little. Kind of a lot.”
― Melina Marchetta, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

“And Bish thought it strange that seventeen-year-old girls who had sex with idiot boys could still cry like babies for their fathers.”
― Melina Marchetta, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

“I get all the criticism about religion, you know, Mr. Ortley. But the thing is, you can’t take it away from people and not leave something else of substance. That’s what your generation will be remembered for. Taking so much away and replacing it with so little of worth.”
― Melina Marchetta, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

“Some days are worse than others, my love, some days better than most.”
― Melina Marchetta, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

“I am disappointed. Violette knows how I feel about smart girls turning into needy sex objects for dumb boys.”
― Melina Marchetta, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

“The same way most people get away with the wrong thing," she said. "Wealth. . .”
― Melina Marchetta, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

“Sometimes people who care about us say all the wrong things for all the right reasons.”
― Melina Marchetta, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil