But then, is there cowardice in the acknowledgment of fear? Is there cowardice in being glad that you lived? — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to fail. I fail every day. I failed thousands of times writing The Book Thief, and that book now… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
You cannot be afraid, Read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
So I saw that there was only me. There was only me who could worry about what was happening here, inside these… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“They were frightened, no question, but they were not afraid of me. It was a fear of messing up and having to… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“Have me," they said, and there was no stopping them. They were frightened, no question, but they were not afraid of me.… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“I could smell something. Fear. I could taste it now. It tasted like blood in my mouth, and I could feel it… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“Already, I know that all of this will stay with me forever. It'll haunt me, but I also fear it will make… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father's eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I think that as a writer your responsibility is to search for and stir up the things that are in this world. There is… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“For two days I went about my business. I travelled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity.” — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
It is early, early morning. It's that time when it's still dark but you know the day is coming. Blue is bleeding through black.… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“I'm twenty years old and look at me-- there isn't a thing I want to do” — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
You should give it to Max, Liesel. See if you can leave it on the bedside table, like all the other things." Liesel watched… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“When a woman with an iron fist tells you to get out there and clean spit off the door, you do it. Especially when… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
In years to come, he would be a giver of bread, not a stealer - proof again of the contradictory human being. So much… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“«¿Por qué no puede oírlo el resto del mundo? —me pregunto. En pocos segundos me lo pregunto muchas veces—. Porque no le importa —me… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Could she smell my breath? Could she hear my cursed circular heart beat revolving like the crime it is in my deathly chest? — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I see how complicated it is to make a film and how many people are involved and I love the fact that I get… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image