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#1

“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: power-of-words

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#2

“Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#3

“I am haunted by humans.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#4

“Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: pain, sadness, stoicism

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#5

“Even death has a heart.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: death, life

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#6

“She took a step and didn't want to take any more, but she did.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: heartbreak, loss, moving, moving-on, stepping

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#7

“***HERE IS A SMALL FACT***
You are going to die.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: death, fact

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#8

“It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on, coughing and searching, and finding.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: grief

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#9

“The point is, it didn’t really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: books

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#10

“But then, is there cowardice in the acknowledgment of fear? Is there cowardice in being glad that you lived?”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: kindlehighlight

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#11

“...to swear with a ferocity that can only be described as a talent.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: curse, cuss, ferocity, language

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#12

“There were stars. They burned my eyes.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#13

“The thrill of being ignored!”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#14

“I always marvel at the humans’ ability to keep going. They always manage to stagger on even with tears streaming down their faces.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#15

“I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right. - Liesel Meminger”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: words

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#16

“moon was sewn into the sky that night. Clouds were stitched around it.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#17

“a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations, with each passing moment.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#18

“I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#19

“Words are life, Liesel.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#20

“One eye open. One still in a dream”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: dreams

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#21

“He’d probably say that he was exercising his God-given right to stupidity.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#22

“he was exercising his God-given right to stupidity.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#23

“I have loved words, I have hated them, and I hope I have used them well.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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#24

“Keep going. You're a mess and you're happy.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: goals, life, persistence

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