Or had she always loved him? It's likely. Restricted as she was from speaking, she wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him to drag her hand across and pull her over. It didn't matter where. Her mouth, her neck, her cheek. Her skin was empty for it, waiting.
("The Book Thief")
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You're far from this. This story is just another few hundred pages of your mind.Markus Zusak
She didn't see him watching as he played, having no idea that Hans Hubermann's accordion was a story. In the times ahead, that story would arrive at 33 Himmel Street in the early hours of morning, wearing ruffled shoulders and a shivering jacket. It would carry a suitcase, a book, and two questions. A story. Story after story. Story within story.
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The paper landed on the table, but the news was stapled to his chest. A tattoo.
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The days and nights come apart. I feel them corroding at the seams.
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It would then be brought abruptly to an end, for the brightness had shown suffering the way.
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You cannot be afraid, Read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.
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