Finding yourself Quote by Markus Zusak

“You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. find yourself a mirror while I continue.”

Markus Zusak

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

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“For two days I went about my business. I travelled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity.”

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“I'm twenty years old and look at me-- there isn't a thing I want to do”

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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." Liesel watched…

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Is there cowardice with the acknowledgement of fear?

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“«¿Por qué no puede oírlo el resto del mundo? —me pregunto. En pocos segundos me lo pregunto muchas veces—. Porque no le importa —me…

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Could she smell my breath? Could she hear my cursed circular heart beat revolving like the crime it is in my deathly chest?

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Sometimes, the most important thing you'll need to know, is how to be your own best friend.

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