Alex Timofeev

“Certainly, war meant dying, but it always shifted the ground beneath a person’s feet when it was someone who had once lived and breathed in close proximity.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“For every person killed in a road accident, nearly four dropped dead from heart disease.”
― Arthur Lydiard, Jogging with Lydiard

“In years to come, he would be a giver of bread, not a stealer—proof again of the contradictory human being. So much good, so much evil. Just add water. Five”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“To tell the truth, Tay didn’t like anywhere in Thailand very much. Beneath its veneer of exotic cuisine, extravagant temples, and saintly monks lay the dark heart of a country that lived off very little but sex and greed.”
― Jake Needham, The Ambassador's Wife