Jen

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

“There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.”
― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain

“He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world.

She was the book thief without the words.

Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like rain.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“[T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.”
― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain