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There are so many moments to remember and sometimes I think that maybe we're not really people at all. Maybe moments are what we are.... Sometimes I just survive. But sometimes I stand on the rooftop of my existence, arms stretched out, begging for more.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Moments
Rooftops
Remember
Stretched
Many
Begging
Sometimes
Survive
Really
Arms
Think
Stand
Thinking
Existence
People
Maybe
Rooftop

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