“ Where Hans Hubermann and Erik Vandenburg were ultimately united by music, Max and Liesel were held together by the quiet gathering of words. Markus Zusak
“ He must have longed for it so much. He must have loved her so incredibly hard. So hard that he would never ask for her lips again and would go to his grave without them. Markus Zusak
“ Si domandò quando esattamente i libri e le parole avessero incominciato a significare non solamente qualcosa, ma tutto. Markus Zusak
“ The question is, what colour will everything be at that moment when I come for you? What will the sky be saying? Markus Zusak
“ After another ten minutes, the gates of thievery would open just a crack, and Liesel Meminger would widen them a little further and squeeze through. ***TWO QUESTIONS***Would the gates shut behind her?… Markus Zusak
“ The sky is blue today, Max, and there is a big long cloud, and it's stretched out, like a rope. At the end of it, the sun islike a yellow hole. . . Markus Zusak
“ She walked down the basement steps. She saw an imaginary framed photo seep into the wall - a quiet-smiled secret. No more than a few meters, it was a long walk to the drop sheets and the assortment of… Markus Zusak
