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
Markus Zusak quotes about
trying firsts colour
First the colours. Then the humans. That’s usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try.
humans
I am haunted by humans.
unconditional-love matter recognition
No matter how many times she was told that she was loved, there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment.
ruins
He prefers not to ruin things with any more questions. What it is is what it is.
july cliffs rafters
July 24, 6:03 A.M. The laundry was warm and the rafters were firm, and Michael Holzapfel jumped from the chair as if it were a cliff... Michael Holzapfel knew what he was doing. He killed himself for wanting to live.
forests germany grows
He watched them grow, until eventually, great forests of words had risen throughout Germany.... It was a nation of farmed thoughts.
brutality injury
The injury of words. Yes, the brutality of words.
cowardice glad acknowledgment
But then, is there cowardice in the acknowledgment of fear? Is there cowardice in being glad that you lived?
limping
The words. Why did they have to exist? Without them, there wouldn't be any of this.
true-power power-of-words shakers
The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest.