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He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 50
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Every
Heartbreak
Something
Sadness
Time
Cry
Love
Steps
Boys
Makes
Doe
Heart
Detriment

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