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People observe the colors of a day only at its beginnings and ends, but to me it's quite clear that a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations with each passing moment. A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors. Waxy yellows, cloud-spot blues. Murky darkness. In my line of work, I make it a point to notice them.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Moments
Color
Spots
Multitudes
Yellows
Ends
Single
Notice
Cloud
Merges
Different
Quite
Thousands
Blues
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Lines
Passing
Observe
Murky
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Clear
Clouds
Spot
Shades
People
Hours
Hour
Colors
Consist
Point
Line
Shade
Beginnings
Moment
Darkness
Passings
Multitude
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