The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Word Shakers’ Power
W
Ignoring the World’s Ugliness
I
The world is an ugly stew, it’s so much simpler to look away from it.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Blissful Obliviousness
B
If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Blissful Obliviousness
B
Punishment is not the answer. Punishment comes from within.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Misery’s Deceptive Start
M
Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Hope in the Sky
H
The sky is blue today, Max, and there is a big long cloud, and it’s stretched out, like a rope. At the end of it, the sun is like a yellow hole…
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Agony Over Death
A
It kills me sometimes, how people die.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Fascination with Destruction
F
I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sandcastles, houses of cards, that’s where they begin.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Words as Life
W
Words are life, Liesel. All those pages, they’re for you to fill.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Meant to Be Together
M
When two people are meant to be together, they will be.
Sara Gruen – Water for Elephants