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Have faith, Ed, all right?' I search the coffee mug, but there's none in there.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
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Fear is shiny. Ruthless in the eyes.
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But neither of us knows, because a fight's worth nothing if you know from the start that you're going to win it.
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The silence was always the greates temptation.
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You should give it to Max, Liesel. See if you can leave it on the bedside table, like all the other things. Liesel watched him as if he'd gone insane. How, though? Lightly, he tapped her skull with his knuckles. Memorize it. Then write it down for him.
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