“A NICE THOUGHT
One was a book thief.
The other stole the sky.”
Markus Zusak book The Book Thief
Variant: One was a book thief. The other stole the sky.
Source: The Book Thief
“The thief, as will become apparent, was a special type of thief. This thief was an artist of theft. Other thieves merely stole everything that was not nailed down, but this thief stole the nails as well.”
— Terry Pratchett, book Sourcery
Source: Sourcery
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