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They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thin, incessantly: 'Get it done, get it done.' So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.
— Markus Zusak The Book Thief
Tags: war, death, boss

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That's typically what writers do; we just sit around complaining most of the time. And the better things are going, the more they complain.
— Markus Zusak
Tags: writing, complaining
Even now, I wonder how much of my life is convinced.
— Markus Zusak The Book Thief
Tags: memory, life, faith, belief
He killed himself for wanting to live.
— Markus Zusak The Book Thief
Tags: suicide, life, death
A small but noteworthy note. I've seen so many young men over the years who think they're running at other young men. They are not. They are running at me.
— Markus Zusak The Book Thief
Tags: war, death
The point is, it didn’t really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.
— Markus Zusak The Book Thief
Tags: books
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