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And they would all smile at the beauty of destruction. (Markus Zusak)
He killed himself for wanting to live. View quote
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Oh, come on, Arthur." "I don't want to hear it, Andy." "Jesus Christ" "He doesn't want to hear it, either. View quote
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At first, she could not talk. Perhaps it was the sudden bumpiness of love she felt for him. Or had she always loved him? View quote
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You see, to me, for just a moment, despite all of the colors that touch and grapple with what I see in this world, I will often catch an eclipse when a human dies. I've seen millions of them. I've seen more eclipses than I care to remember. View quote
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There were stars. They burned my eyes. View quote
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... and the night is so deep and dark that I wonder if the sun will ever come up. View quote
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It was one of those moments of perfect tiredness, of having conquered not only the work at hand, but the night who had blocked the way. View quote
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I watch the beauty for as long as I can, then turn and face the rest of it. View quote
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The bittersweetness of uncertainty: To win or to lose. View quote
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It's not the place, I think. It's the people. We'd have all been the same anywhere else. (Markus Zusak)
Better that we leave the paint behind," Hans told her, "than ever forget the music. View quote
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The injury of words. Yes, the brutality of words. View quote
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The Germans in basements were pitiable, surely, but at least they had a chance. That basement was not a washroom. They were not sent there for a shower. For those people, life was still achievable. View quote
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The orange flames waved at the crowd as paper and print dissolved inside them. Burning words were torn from their sentences. View quote
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THE LAST WORDS OF MAX VANDENBURG: You've done enough. View quote
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Even now, I wonder how much of my life is convinced. View quote
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The bombs were coming-and so was I. View quote
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She was one if the few souls that made me wonder what's it to live. View quote
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When he moves, a streetlight stabs him, and the words flow out like blood. View quote
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The human child – so much cannier at times than the stupefyingly ponderous adult. (Markus Zusak)
Crowds of questions stream through me like lines of people exiting a soccer ground or a concert. They push and shove and trip. Some make their way around. Some remain in their seats, waiting for their opportunity. View quote
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It felt as though the whole globe was dressed in snow. Like it has pulled it on, the way you pull on a sweater. Next to the train line, footprints were sunken to their shins. Trees wore blankets of ice. As you may expect, someone has died. View quote
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Just be patient, she told herself, and with the mounting pages, the strength of her writing fist grew. View quote
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Papa was a man with silver eyes, not dead ones. Papa was an accordion! But his bellows were all empty. Nothing went in and nothing came out. View quote
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