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Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Capable
Beyond
Philosophy
Maybe
Everyone
Live
Life
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The Gunman is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it.
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You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. Find yourself a mirror while I continue.
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