The idea that he is haunted by what humans do I just loved that irony because we are all so afraid of dying. Originally, he was a very different voice. He was supercilious. He was enjoying his work too much and he would say creepy things, which is the obvious.
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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.Markus Zusak
I feel like every other book has been a small piece of me. This is every piece of me.
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It's the first time I've been really worried. It's the first time I've written a book and thought, 'Can I do a better book' I don't know if I can.
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Every time you experiment with something, every time you've tried something, you can cross that off. Every time you find something that doesn't work, you're a step closer to what does work. Just do the work every day -- and do it and do it.
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