He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only... - Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
"He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry."
More quotes by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
"The book thief has struck for the first time – the beginning of an illustrious career."
"I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I even simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant...I AM HAUNTED BY HUMANS."
"Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness."
"A halo surrounded the grim reaper nun, Sister Maria. (By the way-I like this human idea of the grim reaper. I like the scythe. It amuses me.)"
"How does it feel, anyway?"How does what feel?"When you take one of those books?"At that moment, she chose to keep still. If he wants an answer, he'd have to come back, and he did. "Well?"he asked, but again, it was the boy who replied, before Liesel could even open her mouth.It feels good, doesn't it? To steal something back."