She wanted none of those days to end, and it was always with disappoin…

Markus Zusak
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She wanted none of those days to end, and it was always with disappointment that she watched the darkness stride forward. ✨ Markus Zusak (2016). The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition, p.259, Random House
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She wanted none of those days to end, and it was always with disappointment that she watched the darkness stride forward. ✨ Markus Zusak (2016). The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition, p.259, Random House

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