Liesel Quotes

What do you want to kiss me for? I'm filthy.'- Liesel So am I.'- Rudy

— Markus Zusak

Liesel's blood had dried inside of her. It crumbled. She almost broke into pieces on the steps.

— Markus Zusak

One day, Liesel.' he said, 'you'll be dying to kiss me.

— Markus Zusak

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

— Markus Zusak

Often I wish this would all be over, Liesel, but then somehow you do something like walk down the basement steps with…

— Markus Zusak

Goodbye, Papa, you saved me. You taught me to read. No one can play like you. I'll never drink champagne. No one…

— Markus Zusak

… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that…

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Liesel crossed the bridge over the Amper River. The water was glorious and emerald and rich. She could see the stones at…

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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…

— Markus Zusak

Liesel shrugged away entirely from the crowd and entered the tide of Jews, weaving through them till she grabbed hold of his…

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She was battered and beaten up, and not smiling this time. Liesel could see it on her face. Blood leaked from her…

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Rudy handed it back. "Speaking of which, I think we're both slightly in for it when we get home. You especially." "Why…

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Each night, Liesel would step outside, wipe the door, and watch the sky. Usually it was like spillage - cold and heavy,…

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How does it feel, anyway?" How does what feel?" When you take one of those books?" At that moment, she chose to…

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As she watched all of this, Liesel was certain that these were the poorest souls alive. That's what she wrote about them…

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You should give it to Max, Liesel. See if you can leave it on the bedside table, like all the other things."…

— Markus Zusak

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

— Markus Zusak

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

— Markus Zusak

After another ten minutes, the gates of thievery would open just a crack, and Liesel Meminger would widen them a little further…

— Markus Zusak

And I can promise you something, because it was a thing I saw many years later - a vision in the book…

— Markus Zusak