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If her soul ever leaks, I want it to land on me.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Leaks
Land
Soul
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for some reason, dying men always ask the question they know the answer to. perhaps it's so they can die being right.
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A small fact: You are going to die....does this worry you?
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Each night, Liesel would step outside, wipe the door, and watch the sky. Usually it was like spillage - cold and heavy, slippery and gray - but once in a while some stars had the nerve to rise and float, if only for a few minutes. On those nights, she would stay a little longer and wait. Hello, stars.
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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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If I ever leave this place- I'll make sure I'm better HERE first.
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I'm not a writer who refuses to talk about a book until I've finished.
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...and the night is so deep and dark that I wonder if the sun will ever come up.
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Everything was good. But it was awful, too.
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Have faith, Ed, all right?' I search the coffee mug, but there's none in there.
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I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I ever simply estimate it.
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