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Fear is shiny. Ruthless in the eyes.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Shiny
Ruthless
Eyes
Eye
Fear

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...to swear with a ferocity that can only be described as a talent.
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Of course you're real-like any thought or any story. It's real when you're in it.
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