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“Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“I like that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing—that words can be used in a way that's like a child playing in a sandpit, rearranging things, swapping them around. They're the best moments in a day of writing—when an image appears that you didn't know would be there when you started work in the morning.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.”
― Dandelion Wine
― Dandelion Wine
“We lose weeks like buttons, like pencils.”
― A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
― A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
“It was a Monday and they walked on a tightrope to the sun.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
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