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The Book Thief

The Book Thief
Markus Zusak

The Book Thief is a historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work.

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“I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skills is their capacity to escalate.”

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“I traveled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity.”

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“No matter how many times she was told that she was loved, there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment.”

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“Yes, I know it.
In the darkness of my dark beating heart,
I know. He'd have loved it alright.
You see?
Even Death Has A Heart.”

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“Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the man's gentleness, his thereness. (p.36)”

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“There were not many people who could say that their education had been paid for with cigarettes.”

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“An eleven-year-old girl is many things, but she is not stupid.”

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“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.”

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