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I s'pose, I can't have it all my own way, can I? You can't drown in a person unless they let you.
Markus Zusak
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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
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...to swear with a ferocity that can only be described as a talent.
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When a person's last response was Saumensch or Saukerl or Arschloch, you knew you had them beaten.
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