Markus Zusak Quotes

“I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.”

“I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.”

“I feel the fear, but I walk fast toward it.”

“Jesus, Mary …”She said it out loud, the words distributed into a room that was full of cold air and books. Books everywhere! Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate shelving. It was barely possible to see the paintwork. There were all different styles and sizes of lettering on the spines of the black, the red, the gray, the every-colored books. It was one of the most beautiful things Liesel Meminger had ever seen.With wonder, she smiled.That such a room existed!Even when she tried to wipe the smile away with her forearm, she realized instantly that it was a pointless exercise. She could feel the eyes of the woman traveling her body, and when she looked at her, they had rested on her face.There was more silence than she ever thought possible. It extended like an elastic, dying to break. The girl broke it.“Can I?”The two words stood among acres and acres of vacant, wooden-floored land. The books were miles away.The woman nodded.Yes, you can”

“The question is, what colour will everything be at that moment when I come for you? What will the sky be saying?”

“There were some tragic cases of women whose love was abused, who for a certain time procured important documents or information, not knowing who for, what service they worked for, and for a variety reasons got jailed, were tried and sentenced.”

“I never really had the fun teens of exploring the world because I was sitting at home, learning programming.”

“Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see it through.”

“When death tells a story yo really have to listen”

“Do you have to pay to be Jewish? Do you need a licence?”

“Don’t judge based on what you see, judge based on what you know, because the two are rarely similar.”