I have to say that although it broke my heart, I was, and still am, glad I was there.
("The Book Thief")
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Of course, I'm being rude. I'm spoiling the ending, not only of the entire book, but of this particular piece of it. I have given you two events in advance, because I don't have much interest in building mystery. Mystery bores me. It chores me. I know what happens and so do you. It's the machinations that wheel us there that aggravate, perplex, interest, and astound me. There are many things to think of. There is much story.Markus Zusak
I wanted Death to talk in a way that humans don't speak. One thing I stood by in the editing process was when Death says things like 'the trees who stood' or 'the sky who was this color.' He refers to the sky and the trees and the clouds as though they're colleagues.
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Not leaving: an act of trust and love, often deciphered by children.
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Don't make me happy. Please, don't fill meup and let me think that something good can come of any of this. Look at my bruises. Look at this graze. Do you see this graze inside me? Do you see it before your very eyes, eroding me? I don't want to hope for anything more.
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You see?Even death has a heart.
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