Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day. Markus Zusak More Quotes by Markus Zusak More Quotes From Markus Zusak I've just always loved books, and I love the idea that we're all just really made of stories. I do also like the idea that anyone can love books. Books don't care how educated you are or what you do for a living. Markus Zusak lovedyoucarelove I like to work in the morning, usually from 7-12, and still always hope to do more later. At the end of a book, I just work most of the time, but in general, I like to be working nice and early. Markus Zusak hopeworktimemorning I think I'm always somehow interested in characters who want to make one perfect thing, to transcend humanness, even if only for a moment. Markus Zusak thinkmomentperfectwant I think it's a mistake to think, 'Am I going to write a young adult book, or do I desperately want to write a book for adults?' I think the better ambition is to try to write someone's favorite book, because those categorizations of adult, young adult, become kind of superfluous. Markus Zusak thinkambitionmistakebook Sometimes you get the cynical person saying, 'Do we really need another book set in Nazi Germany?' But I think you just have to ask, 'Is this a story worth telling?' Markus Zusak thinkyousometimesbook I was lucky: I feel like I've written four books that mean something to me, and one book that means everything to me, and that's 'The Book Thief.' Markus Zusak feelmeluckybook The first book I remember loving was 'Grug and the Big Red Apple.' The first film I saw in the cinema was 'Grease.' Markus Zusak redcinemarememberbook As a fan of both media, I never had any qualms about an adaptation. I've always been able to separate books I've loved from their movies, no matter how the film turns out. Markus Zusak lovedmoviesmediamatter For 'The Book Thief,' I wanted only one outcome, and that was for the director to follow his own vision, just as I had. Markus Zusak followownvisionbook It's not a big thing, but I guess it's true--big things are often just small things that are noticed. Markus Zusak big-thingssmall-thingsbigs
