I'm not a writer who refuses to talk about a book until I've finished. Markus Zusak More Quotes by Markus Zusak More Quotes From Markus Zusak The bittersweetness of uncertainty: To win or to lose. Markus Zusak jew loses winning The orange flames waved at the crowd as paper and print dissolved inside them. Burning words were torn from their sentences. Markus Zusak orange crowds flames ***A KEY WORD*** Imagined Markus Zusak keys I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant. Markus Zusak ugly brilliant stories She was battered and beaten up, and not smiling this time. Liesel could see it on her face. Blood leaked from her nose and licked at her lips. Her eyes had blackened. Cuts had opened up and a series of wounds were rising to the surface of her skin. All from the words. From Liesel's words. Markus Zusak cutting eye blood I love and hate this place because it is full of words. Markus Zusak love-and-hate hate And they would all smile at the beauty of destruction. Markus Zusak all-smiles destruction An eleven-year-old girl is many things, but she is not stupid. Markus Zusak girl stupid years You’re a human, you should understand self-obsession. Markus Zusak obsession should self A REASSURING ANNOUNCEMENT Please, be calm, despite that previous threat. I am all bluster - I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result. Markus Zusak reassuring calm violent What do you want to kiss me for? I'm filthy.'- Liesel So am I.'- Rudy Markus Zusak liesel kissing want All my friends seem to be smart arses. Don't ask me why. Like many things, it is what it is. Markus Zusak arses ask-me smart It's a lot easier, she realized, to be on the verge of something than to actually be it. This would still take time. Markus Zusak take-time easier stills They were French, they were Jews, and they were you. Markus Zusak jew The consequence of this is that I'm always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both. Markus Zusak ugly worst wonder No matter how many times she was told that she was loved, there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment. Markus Zusak recognition unconditional-love matter Can a person steal happiness? Or is just another internal, infernal human trick? Markus Zusak tricks stealing happiness Humans have a talent for escalation. -Death Markus Zusak escalation talent humans The pages and the words are my world, spread out before your eyes and for your hand to touch. Vaguely, I can see you face looking down into me, as I look back. Do you see my eyes? Markus Zusak eye hands looks The words. Why did they have to exist? Without them, there wouldn't be any of this. Markus Zusak limping
