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But neither of us knows, because a fight's worth nothing if you know from the start that you're going to win it.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Fighting
Nothing
Going
Neither
Worth
Fight
Winning
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I realize that nothing belongs to her anymore and she belongs to everything.
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...to swear with a ferocity that can only be described as a talent.
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The bittersweetness of uncertainty: To win or to lose.
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