Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak
Markus Frank Zusak,is an Australian writer. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger, two novels for young adults which have been international best-sellers. He won the annual Margaret Edwards Award in 2014 for his contribution to young-adult literature published in the US...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth23 June 1975
CountryAustralia
hate book people
I try hard and aim big. People can hate or love my books but they can never accuse me of not trying.
writing my-best-friend tests
Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see it through.
doe steps
Every time you find something that doesn't work, you're a step closer to what does work.
people important enough
The dilemma, of course, is that such people save their most important words for after, when the surrounding humans are unlucky enough to find them.
stupid fate clouds
They were glued down, every last one of them. A packet of souls. Was it fate?Misfortune?Is that what glued them down like that?Of course not.Let's not be stupid.It probably had more to do with the hurled bombs, thrown down by humans hiding in the clouds.
race escaping years
You might argue that I make the rounds no matter what year it is, but sometimes the human race likes to crank things up a little. They increase the production of bodies and their escaping souls.
soul wonder made
She was one if the few souls that made me wonder what's it to live.
stress dark color
Personally, I like a chocolate-covered sky. Dark, dark chocolate. People say it suits me. I do, however, try to enjoy every color I see - the whole spectrum. A billion or so flavors, none of them quite the same, and a sky to slowly suck on. It takes the edge off the stress. It helps me relax.
talent swear ferocity
...to swear with a ferocity that can only be described as a talent.
messengers messages
I'm not the messenger at all. I'm the message.
mirrors finding-yourself looks
You want to know what I truly look like? I'll help you out. find yourself a mirror while I continue.
player sick rumor
The nightmares arrived like they always did, much like the best player in the opposition when you've heard rumors that he might be injured or sick-but there he is, warming up with the rest of them, ready to take the field.
tonight alive dies
If they killed him tonight, at least he would die alive.
calm reassuring violent
A REASSURING ANNOUNCEMENT Please, be calm, despite that previous threat. I am all bluster - I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result.