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The Book Thief

The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has neve

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Markus Zusak (38)Makrus Zusak (1)Liesel (1)

“If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter...”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Feelings, learned in love

“If your eyes could speak, what would they say?”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Eyes, Seeing emotions, Feelings

“Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you’ve finished just to stay near it.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: book, Special, priceless

“...and they would all smile at the beauty of destruction.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Destruction, evilness, viciousness, terror of beauty, beauty of destruction

“The notes were born on her breath, and they died at her lips.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Song, Singing, lullaby

“She was saying goodbye and she didn’t even know it.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: goodbye, Farewell, unconsciousness

“Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you’ve finished just to stay near it.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Bookworm, Books, Reading

“My heart is so tired.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Sad, Pain and Misery, Loneliness

“That’s the beauty of books. In so many ways, they never really end.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Bibliophile, Book Lover, Literary Love, Books

“I always marvel at the humans’ ability to keep going. They always manage to stagger on even with tears streaming down their faces.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Strength And Courage, Moving Forward, Coping Mechanism

“My heart is so tired.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Sadness, broken, Tired

“She took a step and didn’t want to take any more, but she did.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Doubts, Uncertainty, Courage

“I always marvel at the humans’ ability to keep going. They always manage to stagger on even with tears streaming down their faces.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: human actions, Human Behavior, human beings, Determination, motivation

“She was saying goodbye and she didn’t even know it.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Goodbyes, separation

“Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Passion, Desire, Yearning, Fear

“I have to say that although it broke my heart, I was, and still am, glad I was there.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Being Present

“I am stupid. And kind. Which makes the biggest idiot in the world.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: self awareness

“Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: heart, Feelings

“Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: Feelings, emotions, heart, wavering heart

“Restricted as she was from speaking, she wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him to drag her hand across and pull her over. It didn’t matter where. Her mouth, her neck, her cheek. Her skin was empty for it, waiting.”

— Markus Zusak, amazon.com

Tagged: romance