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...and the night is so deep and dark that I wonder if the sun will ever come up.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Sun
Deep
Wonder
Dark
Night
Ever
Come

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It brewed in her as she eyed the pages full to the brims of their bellies with paragraphs and words. You bastards, she thought. You lovely bastards. Don’t make me happy. Please, don’t fill me up and let me think that something good can come of any of this.
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I think 'The Lord Of The Rings' is the mother of all cult books, because you can be in that cult and not even know you're in it.
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Grimly, she realized that clocks don't make a sound that even remotely resembles ticking, tocking. It was more the sound of a hammer, upside down, hacking methodically at the earth. It was the sound of a grave.
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You can do anything when it's not real. When it is real, nothing breaks your fall. Nothing gets between you and the ground.
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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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I say, 'Don't lose your heart, Rube.' And very clearly, without moving, my brother answers me. He says, 'I'm not tryin' to lose it, Cam. I'm tryin' to find it.
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As a child in Sydney, my German Mum and my Austrian Dad would spontaneously tell me stories about what they saw and what they did as children. It was like a piece of Europe coming into our house... Those stories led me to my writing.
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The bittersweetness of uncertainty: To win or to lose.
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It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.
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There were stars. They burned my eyes.
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I try hard and aim big. People can hate or love my books but they can never accuse me of not trying.
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I had many boxing matches with my brother in the backyard when we were younger, and I guess while other people abhor boxing for its brutality, I also have to admire anyone who climbs into the ring to face up to what could be the ultimate defeat.
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You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. Find yourself a mirror while I continue.
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