As a child in Sydney, my German Mum and my Austrian Dad would spontaneously tell me stories about what they saw and… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish. — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
To me the question is always this: if a ray of light came out of the sky and said, "Your next book… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I'm not one of these 'the characters write themselves; the story just fell out of me' kind of writers. Wish it was… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
That's typically what writers do; we just sit around complaining most of the time. And the better things are going, the more… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“If someone wanted to be a runner, you don't tell them to think about running, you tell them to run. And the… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I like that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing--that… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing.… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
You'll have days of complete lack of faith in your abilities. But you have to keep coming back. That's when you know… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“For a moment, I debated whether I should tell someone about the words I'd started writing down, but I couldn't. In a… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“Very quickly, very suddenly, words fell through my mind. They landed on the floor of my thoughts, an in there, down there,… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager I decided I was going to be a writer and that nothing was going to stop me.… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“I've wandered through the real world, and written myself through the darkness of the streets inside me. I see people walking through… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I've heard some writers say things like, 'Well, I'm a professional writer. I only start books I know I can finish.' I… — 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
