“My own eyes try to sleep, but they don't. They stay wide awake as time snarls forward and silence drops down, like measured thought.”
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Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak was born in 1975 and is the author of five books, including the international bestseller, The Book Thief, which is translated into more than forty languages. First released in 2005, The Book Thief has spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list, and still remains there to this day. source: http://www.zusakbooks.com photo: https://www.facebook.com/MarkusZusak/
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“Time will tell, I suppose, or at least, these pages will.”
“As always, one of her books was next to her.”
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“My arms are killing me. I didn't know words could be so heavy.”
“She said it out loud, the words distributed into a room that was full of cold air and books. Books everywhere! Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate shelving. It was barely pos...”
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“The point is, it didn’t really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.”
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“The book thief has struck for the first time – the beginning of an illustrious career.”
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“Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you have finished just to stay near it”
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“I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.”
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“Steadily, the room shrank, till the book thief could touch the shelves within a few small steps. She ran the back of her hand along the first shelf, listening to the shuffle of her fingernai...”
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“The paper landed on the table, but the news was stapled to his chest. A tattoo.”
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“All told, she owned fourteen books, but she saw her story as being made up predominantly of ten of them. Of those ten, six were stolen, one showed up at the kitchen table, two were made for...”
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“Jesus, Mary …” She said it out loud, the words distributed into a room that was full of cold air and books. Books everywhere! Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate shelving. It...”
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“It'll be dark soon, Rudy.' He walked on. 'So what?' 'I'm going back.' Rudy stopped and watched her now as if she were betraying him. 'That's right, book thief. Leave me now. I bet if there w...”
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“I like the idea that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing - that words can be used in a way that's like a child playing in a sandpit, r...”
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“I think I'm always somehow interested in characters who want to make one perfect thing, to transcend humanness, even if only for a moment.”
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“I've heard some writers say things like, 'Well, I'm a professional writer. I only start books I know I can finish.' I look at it maybe the other way: I only want to write books I'm not sure...”
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