Fear is shiny. Ruthless in the eyes.

Markus Zusak


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

Markus Zusak


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Disbelief held me down inside my footsteps, making my body heavy but my heart wild.

Markus Zusak

Tags: heart body disbelief wild heavy footsteps



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The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest. One such word shaker was a small, skinny girl. She was renowned as the best word shaker of her region because she knew how powerless a person could be WITHOUT words.

Markus Zusak


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But neither of us knows, because a fight's worth nothing if you know from the beginning that you're going to win. It's the ones in between that test you. They're the ones that bring questions with them.

Markus Zusak


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There was the gate next, which she(Liesel)clung to. A gang of tears trudged from her eyes as she held on and refused to go inside. People started to gather on the street, until Rosa Hubermann swore at them, after which they reversed back whence they came.

~A TRANSLATION OF ROSA HUBERMANN’S ANNOUNCEMENT~

‘What are you arseholes looking at?

Markus Zusak

Tags: swearing rosa-hubberman



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Her wrinkles were like slander. Her voice was akin to a beating with a stick.

Markus Zusak


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There was no one to really argue with, but Mama managed it expertly every chance she had. She could argue with the entire world in that kitchen and almost every evening, she did.

Markus Zusak

Tags: humor argue



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A GUIDED TOUR OF SUFFERING: To your left, perhaps your right, perhaps even straight ahead, you find a small black room. In it sits a Jew. He is scum. He is starving. He is afraid. Please - try not to look away.

Markus Zusak

Tags: compassion suffering



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

Markus Zusak


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