I think that as a writer your responsibility is to search for and stir up the things that are in this world.… — 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."… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I look at my first books and am glad they weren't published.... You start writing by imitating your heroes, then you keep… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I like the idea that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I think, as the writer, you're always going to mourn something [left out of a film]. But you also just want to… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“I've come to the realization that I really only want to write books that maybe I can't write.” — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
If you ever write a book, I can only give you one piece of advice. Don't let your parents get involved. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I don't write poetry or short stories. I don't like to write articles usually. I tend to really only want to be… — 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
Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
The beauty of my work is that my sets cost nothing. That's what I love about being a writer of novels. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“She gave her a reason to write her own words, to see that words had also brought her to life. "Don't punish… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
As far as this categorization of books, the way I see it is there are really a hundred-odd categories of books plus… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I'm not a writer who refuses to talk about a book until I've finished. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
There are two magic acts I want to pull off when I write. One is creating a feeling that when you're inside… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Just be patient, she told herself, and with the mounting pages, the strength of her writing fist grew. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
When she came to write her story, she would wonder when the books and the words started to mean not just something,… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I've been a writer since I was 16. I didn't get published until I was 24. I know that sounds crazy. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
...there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I was lucky: I feel like I've written four books that mean something to me, and one book that means everything to… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I certainly wasn't born with creative writing. Maybe there's a certain amount of learning and then it's up to the person. I… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I think to be a writer, you have to enjoy being alone. I was a loner as a teenager and was always… — 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
