The scrawled words of practice stood magnificently on the wall by the …

Markus Zusak
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The scrawled words of practice stood magnificently on the wall by the stairs, jagged and childlike and sweet. They looked on as both the hidden Jew and the girl slept, hand to shoulder. They breathed. German and Jewish lungs. ✨ Markus Zusak (2016). The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition, p.177, Random House
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I feel the fear, but I walk fast toward it. ✨ Markus Zusak (2014). Markus Zusak: The Book Thief & I Am the Messenger, p.886, Knopf Books for Young Readers
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And then there's the sickness I feel from looking at legs I can't touch, or at lips that don't smile at me. Or hips that don't reach for me. And hearts that don't beat for me. ✨ Markus Zusak (2011). … ▶
The last time I saw her was red. The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places, it was burned. There were black crumbs, and pepper, streaked across the redness. ✨ Markus Zusak (2013). T … ▶
20 minutes later: a girl on Himmel Street. She looks up. She speaks in whisper. 'The sky is soft today, Max. The clouds are so soft and sad, and...' She looks away and crosses her arms. She thinks of … ▶

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