Markus Zusak Quotes

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• I'd rather chase the sun than wait for it.
• The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest.
• We expressed love for this dog by ... knowing without showing that we cared for him.
• The city buildings in the distance are holding up the sky, it seems.
• I just want to write someone’s favorite book
• You'll have days of complete lack of faith in your abilities. But you have to keep coming back. That's when you know you're a writer…
• She was one if the few souls that made me wonder what's it to live.
• You might argue that I make the rounds no matter what year it is, but sometimes the human race likes to crank things up a…
• They were glued down, every last one of them. A packet of souls. Was it fate?Misfortune?Is that what glued them down like that?Of course not.Let's…
• The dilemma, of course, is that such people save their most important words for after, when the surrounding humans are unlucky enough to find them.
• Every time you find something that doesn't work, you're a step closer to what does work.
• Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see it through.
• I think 'The Lord Of The Rings' is the mother of all cult books, because you can be in that cult and not even know…
• I try hard and aim big. People can hate or love my books but they can never accuse me of not trying.
• I'm not a writer who refuses to talk about a book until I've finished.
• I'm not one of these 'the characters write themselves; the story just fell out of me' kind of writers. Wish it was like that.
• I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because I…
• I had many boxing matches with my brother in the backyard when we were younger, and I guess while other people abhor boxing for its…
• I like to tell students, 'I didn't burst on to the literary scene.' I'm never good at things at the beginning. I was terrible at…
• I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing. My small theory…

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