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“As always, one of her books was next to her.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“When she came to write her story, she would wonder when the books and the words started to mean not just something, but everything.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“He was waving. "Saukerl," she laughed, and as she held up her hand, she knew completely that he was simultaneously calling her a Saumensch. I think that's as close to love as eleven-year-olds can get.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“The song was born on her breathe and died at her lips.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“Don't punish yourself,' she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Variant: ... there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing.
Source: The Book Thief

“Liesel's blood had dried inside of her. It crumbled. She almost broke into pieces on the steps.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“She could smell the pages. She could almost taste the words as they stacked up around her.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter and bread with only the scent of jam spread on top of it. It was the best time of her life.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“I realize that nothing belongs to her anymore and she belongs to everything.”

Markus Zusak

Source: I Am the Messenger

“The point is, Ilsa Hermann had decided to make suffering her triumph. When it refused to let go of her, she succumbed to it. She embraced it.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“She even touches Jimmy's face on the photos, and I see what it is to love someone like Milla loved that man. Her fingertips are made of love.”

Markus Zusak

Source: I Am the Messenger

“Better that we leave the paint behind," Hans told her, "than ever forget the music.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“Somewhere in all the snow, she could see her broken heart, in two pieces. Each half was glowing, and beating under all that white.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“I’m Angelina,” she says. “Are you here to save us?” I can see a tiny spark of hope awaken in her eyes.
“You’re right, Angelina - I’m here to save you.”
“Can you? Really?”
“I’ll try,” I say and the girl smiles.”

Markus Zusak

Source: I Am the Messenger

“She rubbed her eyes, and after a long study of his face, she spoke
"Is it really you?"
Is it from your cheek, she thought, that I took the seed?
The man nodded.
His heart wobbled and he held tighter to the branches.
It is.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“Just be patient, she told herself, and with the mounting pages, the strength of her writing fist grew.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“Clearly, I see it.
I was just about to leave when I found her kneeling there.
A mountain range of rubble was written, designed, erected around her. She was clucthing at a book.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“I'd been in love with her for years. I never left this suburban town. I didn't go to university. I went to Audrey.”

Markus Zusak

Source: I Am the Messenger