Markus Zusak: Herring

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“She places her hands around my neck and rests her head on my shoulder. I can smell the sex on her, and my hope is that she can smell the love on me.”

Source: I Am the Messenger

“When finally she finished and stood herself up, he put his arm around her, best-buddy style, and they walked on. There was no request for a kiss. Nothing like that. You can love Rudy for that, if you like.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“He must have loved her so incredibly hard. So hard that he would never ask for her lips again and would go to his grave without them.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“I want to talk to him. I want to ask him about that girl and if he loved her and still misses her.”

Source: I Am the Messenger

“Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father's eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver.”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Source: The Book Thief

“Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out, like the rain. (p. 85)”

Markus Zusak book The Book Thief

Variant: The words were on their way, and when they arrived, she would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like the rain.
Source: The Book Thief

“She gave her a reason to write her own words, to see that words had also brought her to life.
"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

Source: The Book Thief

“If her soul ever leaks, I want it to land on me.”

Source: Getting the Girl