Book Quotes by Markus Zusak

Tears were frozen to the book theif's face.

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As always, one of her books was next to her.

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You can't eat books, sweetheart.

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“She had her whole death ahead of her”

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I just want to write someone’s favorite book

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One was a book thief. The other stole the sky.

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The point is, it didn’t really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.

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I'm not a writer who refuses to talk about a book until I've finished.

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You cannot be afraid, Read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.

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The book thief has struck for the first time – the beginning of an illustrious career.

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“How could she ever know that someone would pick her story up and carry it with him everywhere?”

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“I've come to the realization that I really only want to write books that maybe I can't write.”

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“it didn’t really matter what that book was about. It was what it meant that was more important.”

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When death captures me," the boy vowed, "he will feel my fist in his face." (31.26)

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I think to be a writer, you have to enjoy being alone. I was a loner as a teenager and was always…

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I read some books that were the right books for me. I read them and I didn't even notice turning the pages…

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To me the question is always this: if a ray of light came out of the sky and said, "Your next book…

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In the case of 'The Book Thief,' my research was hearing the stories of my parents when I was a child. But…

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I think 'The Lord Of The Rings' is the mother of all cult books, because you can be in that cult and…

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I look at my first books and am glad they weren't published… You start writing by imitating your heroes, then you keep…

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A book floated down the Amper River. A boy jumped in, caught up to it, and held it in his right hand.…

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Clearly, I see it. I was just about to leave when I found her kneeling there. A mountain range of rubble was…

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I guess I'm what you call a slush-piler. I just sent my manuscripts to the slush pile of publishers and hoped for…

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I like that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing--that…

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Don't be afraid to fail. I fail every day. I failed thousands of times writing The Book Thief, and that book now…

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I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things…

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“I am in all truthfulness attempting to be cheerful about this whole topic, though most people find themselves hindered in believing me,…

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She said it out loud, the words distributed into a room that was full of cold air and books. Books everywhere! Each…

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“She slid a book from the shelf and sat with it on the floor. She tore a page from the book and…

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Of course, I'm being rude. I'm spoiling the ending, not only of the entire book, but of this particular piece of it.…

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“I always think of books being tougher in a sense, in that you’ve got to sit down and you’ve got to do…

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“Hair the color of lemons,'" Rudy read. His fingers touched the words. "You told him about me?" At first, Liesel could not…

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For at least twenty minutes she handed out the story. The youngest kids were soothed by her voice, and everyone else saw…

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“She stood up and took the book from him, and as he smiled over his shoulder at some other kids, she threw…

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We underestimate teenagers at our peril. Even the dismissive thing out on the street--look at what they're wearing. Then we'll hear stories…

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Summer came. For the book thief, everything was going nicely. For me, the sky was the color of Jews. When their bodies…

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Only in today's sick society can a man be persecuted for reading too many books.

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If you ever write a book, I can only give you one piece of advice. Don't let your parents get involved.

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I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.

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The paper landed on the table, but the news was stapled to his chest. A tattoo.

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