Quote by mark zusak

“Papa was an accordion. But his bellows were all empty. Nothing went in and nothing came out.”

— Markus Zusak

“How do you tell if someone is alive? You check for breathing.”

— Markus Zusak

“The violin wasn't alive. It wasn't a baby or an animal, not living. But that would be easier to believe if I hadn't felt…

— Jessica Martinez

“That's your first hint that something's alive. It says no.”

— Catherynne M. Valente

“I can hear my heart beating which makes me wonder that i’m alive but i still can’t figure out how.”

— Manahil

She didn't dare to look up, but she could feel their frightened eyes hanging onto her as she hauled the words in and breathed…

— Markus Zusak

“The living take a part of the dead with them, carrying them around in their minds, like a song that lingers after the music…

— Fern Schumer Chapman

“how do you go on breathing and moving and doing things when you know there is no explanation?”

— Anne Rice

“The tunes he played on that instrument wouldn't be audible to the living. That didn't mean they wouldn't be real.”

— Seanan McGuire

“In my carpet bag are the mushrooms that I gathered in the woods. With two fingers I pick up a piece and look at…

— Peter H. Fogtdal

“I watch but I can’t see. I listen but I can’t hear. I breathe but my heart doesn’t beat. I live but I remain…

— Margaret McHeyzer

“The harmonica is an accordion with soul.”

— Kim Field