Markus Zusak

why does he even need a vacation? What does he need distraction from? Which brings me to my next point. Its the leftover humans. The survivors. Theyre the ones I cant stand to look at, although on many occasions I still fail

When I glanced back at the plane, the pilots open mouth appeared to be smiling. A final dirty joke. Another human punch line.

It was the first time Liesel had been branded with her title, and she couldnt hide the fact that she liked it very much.

Liesel Meminger truly became the book thief.

Its a shame you cant eat books

It was impossible to be angry at him for long.

You hungry? Rudy asked.

Liesel replied. Starving. For a book.

the other side of the window.

The scrawled words of practice stood magnificently on the wall by the stairs, jagged and childlike and sweet. They looked on as both the hidden Jew and the girl slept, hand to shoulder.

They breathed.

German and Jewish lungs.

whether it be tropical or of the ski trip variety? The answer, of course, is nobody, which has prompted me to make a conscious, deliberate decision—to make distraction my vacation