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But for now, happiness throws stones. It guards itself. I wait.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Wait
Waiting
Happiness
Guards
Throws
Stones

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