Quotes by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you. — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry. — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
A DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY Not leaving: an act of trust and love,often deciphered by children — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Leisel kissed her best friend, Rudy Steiner, soft and true on his li — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter. — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
Even death has a heart. — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
I want words at my funeral. But I guess that means you need life in your life. — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
Can a person steal happiness? Or is just another internal, infernal human trick? — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
So much good, so much evil. Just add water. — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
Usually we walk around constantly believing ourselves. "I'm okay" we say. "I'm alright". But sometimes the truth arrives — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
***A KEY WORD*** Imagined — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
It kills me sometimes, how people die. — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
A small but noteworthy note. I've seen so many young men over the years who think they're running at other young men. Th — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
His soul sat up. It met me. Those kinds of souls always do - the best ones. The ones who rise up and say "I know who you — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
I carried [Rudy] softly through the broken street...with him I tried a little harder [at comforting]. I watched the cont — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
Together, they would watch everything that was so carefully planned collapse, and they would smile at the beauty of dest — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I even simpl — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
On many counts, taking a boy like Rudy Steiner was robbery--so much life, so much to live for--yet somehow, I'm certain — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
A SMALL PIECE OF TRUTHI do not carry a sickle or scythe.I only wear a hooded black robe when it's cold.And I don't have — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
A human doesn't have a heart like mine. The human heart is a line, whereas my own is a circle, and I have the endless ab — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief