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“You might well ask just what the hell he was thinking. The answer is, probably nothing at all.He'd probably say he was exercising his God-given right to stupidity.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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

“Whoever named Himmel Street certainly had a healthy sense of irony. Not that is was a living hell. It wasn't. But is sure as hell wasn't heaven, either.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“How do you tell if something's alive? You check for breathing.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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

“It’s a small story really, about, among other things:

* A girl
* Some words
* An accordionist
* Some fanatical Germans
* A Jewish fist fighter
* And quite a lot of thievery”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“When death captures me," the boy vowed, "he will feel my fist in his face." (31.26)”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“Dancing is life.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness, doesn't it?”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Things do happen for a reason, but do we like the reason? Rarely.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“For most of us, I think it's easier to admit doing wrong than being stupid.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“History doesn't repeat itself, but it harmonizes, and what it usually makes is the devil's music.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“I used to hammer away at the idea of simplicity.

In both fiction and non-fiction, there's only one question and one answer. 'What happened?' the reader asks. 'This is what happened,' the writer responds. 'This...and this...and this, too.' Keep it simple. It's the only sure way home.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Why do people do that to gifted people? Is it jealousy? Fear? Both, maybe. But this kid had the advantage of knowing how good he was.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Ma io credo nell'amore, sapete. L'amore è vera magia portatile: non credo sia nelle stelle, ma credo che sangue chiami sangue e mente chiami mente e cuore chiami cuore.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Volevo stare con lei, sì. E per il periodo più vicino all'eternità che un uomo possa vivere. Ma sarebbe stato meglio nel '63... e per tutti gli anni che Dio o la Provvidenza ci avrebbe dato dopo quello. Saremmo stati meglio.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Quella era la città in cui era cresciuto Harry Dunning, e la odiai fin dal primo istante. Non c’era nessun motivo concreto: semplicemente, la odiai.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Ho provato a convincermi che non importava, che l'amore vince su tutto, ma non è così. Sulle bugie non vince.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63