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The commitment had disappeared, and although he still watched the imagined glory of stealing, she could see now he was not believing. He was trying to believe it, and that’s never a good sign.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
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Imagined
Still
Watched
Trying
Believing
Believe
Stealing
Good
Sign
Never
Although
Commitment
Glory
Disappeared

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