Soon evening worked its way into the sky, and the city hunched itself down. Markus Zusak More Quotes by Markus Zusak More Quotes From Markus Zusak Don't be afraid to fail. I fail every day. I failed thousands of times writing The Book Thief, and that book now means everything to me. I had many doubts and fears about that book, but some of what I feel are the best ideas in it came to me when I was working away for apparently no result. Markus Zusak writing mean book Even enemies were an inch away from friendship. Markus Zusak inches enemy Don’t make me happy. Please, don’t fill me up and let me think that something good can come of any of this. Look at my bruises. Look at this graze. Do you see the graze inside me? Do you see it growing before your very eyes, eroding me? I don’t want to hope for anything anymore. Markus Zusak eye looks thinking The scrawled words of practice stood magnificently on the wall by the stairs, jagged and childlike and sweet. They looked on as both the hidden Jew and the girl slept, hand to shoulder. They breathed. German and Jewish lungs. Markus Zusak wall girl sweet Personally, I like a chocolate-covered sky. Dark, dark chocolate. People say it suits me. I do, however, try to enjoy every color I see - the whole spectrum. A billion or so flavors, none of them quite the same, and a sky to slowly suck on. It takes the edge off the stress. It helps me relax. Markus Zusak stress color dark Ed?" Ritchie says later. We're still standing in the water. "There's only one thing I want." "What's that, Ritchie?" His answer is simple. "To want. Markus Zusak simple answers water She let herself love me for three minutes. Can three minutes last forever? I ask myself, but already know the answer. Probably not, I reply. But maybe they last long enough. Markus Zusak answers forever long Why me?' I ask God. God says nothing. I laugh and the stars watch. It's good to be alive. Markus Zusak stars laughing watches Rudy handed it back. "Speaking of which, I think we're both slightly in for it when we get home. You especially." "Why me?" "You know- your mama." "What about her?" Liesel was exercising the blatant right of every person who's ever belonged to a family. It's all very well for such a person to whine and moan and criticize other family members, but they won't let anyone else do it. That's when you get your back up and show loyalty. Markus Zusak loyalty exercise home Have faith, Ed, all right?' I search the coffee mug, but there's none in there. Markus Zusak coffee-mug coffee have-faith I look at her wish we could go inside and make love on the couch. Dive inside each other. Take each other. Make each other. Nothing happens, though. Markus Zusak making-love wish looks You should know it yourself- a young man is still a boy, and a boy sometimes has the right to be stubborn. Markus Zusak stubborn men boys How about a kiss, Saumensch? Markus Zusak kissing The city buildings in the distance are holding up the sky, it seems. Markus Zusak distance cities sky I just want to write someone’s favorite book Markus Zusak want writing book I s'pose, I can't have it all my own way, can I? You can't drown in a person unless they let you. Markus Zusak my-own persons way Shadows of cloud lurked in the water, like holes the sun forgot about. Markus Zusak shadow clouds water Very quickly, very suddenly, words fell through my mind. They landed on the floor of my thoughts, and in there, down there, I started to pick the words up. They were excerpts of truth gathered from inside me. Markus Zusak my-thoughts picks mind I'm gonna hunt my life down and grab it. Markus Zusak hunts down-and I say, 'Don't lose your heart, Rube.' And very clearly, without moving, my brother answers me. He says, 'I'm not tryin' to lose it, Cam. I'm tryin' to find it. Markus Zusak brother heart moving
