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I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 50
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Book
Writing
Really
Finish
Guess
Books
Beauty

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