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I think she ate a salad and some soup. And loneliness. She ate that, too.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Salad
Soup
Loneliness
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There were not many people who could say that their education had been paid for with cigarettes.
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My voice is like a rumour. I'm not sure if it came out or not, or if it is true.
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If I ever leave this place- I'll make sure I'm better HERE first.
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Liesel's blood had dried inside of her. It crumbled. She almost broke into pieces on the steps.
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But then, is there cowardice in the acknowledgment of fear? Is there cowardice in being glad that you lived?
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There were stars. They burned my eyes.
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His soul sat up. It met me. Those kinds of souls always do - the best ones. The ones who rise up and say I know who you are and I am ready. Not that I want to go, of course, but I will come. Those souls are always light because more of them have been put out. More of them have already found their way to other places.
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an expression of surprise falls from her face, though she's trying to keep it. it breaks off and she seems to catch it and fidget with it in her hands.
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I read some books that were the right books for me. I read them and I didn't even notice turning the pages anymore. I thought, That's what I want to do with my life.
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...one opportunity leads directly to another, just as risk leads to more risk, life to more life, and death to more death.
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Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.
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You should give it to Max, Liesel. See if you can leave it on the bedside table, like all the other things. Liesel watched him as if he'd gone insane. How, though? Lightly, he tapped her skull with his knuckles. Memorize it. Then write it down for him.
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I just know that right now, we want to be proud. For once. We want to take the struggle and rise above it. We want to frame it, live it, survive it. We want to put it in our mouths and taste it and never forget it, because it makes us strong.
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My own eyes try to sleep, but they don't. They stay wide awake as time snarls forward and silence drops down, like measured thought.
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THE LAST WORDS OF MAX VANDENBURG: You've done enough.
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When death captures me, the boy vowed, he will feel my fist in his face. (31.26)
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Each night, Liesel would step outside, wipe the door, and watch the sky. Usually it was like spillage - cold and heavy, slippery and gray - but once in a while some stars had the nerve to rise and float, if only for a few minutes. On those nights, she would stay a little longer and wait. Hello, stars.
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