Markus Zusak Quotes

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. - Markus Zusak

So many teenage books say, 'This is in your voice, this is about you,' and that's great. We really need that. But we also need books that say, 'This is also for you, but you need to come up here, to step up to this. - Markus Zusak

She's not a writer, thankfully. - Markus Zusak

She wanted none of those days to end, and it was always with disappointment that she watched the darkness stride forward. - Markus Zusak

I've got every Dr Seuss book there is. Everything was red, like the sky was on fire. That was a memory that I could see really clearly as a child, a very visual image. - Markus Zusak

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. - 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. - Markus Zusak

I feel like every other book has been a small piece of me. This is every piece of me. - Markus Zusak

I definitely can't do the 'On the Waterfront' speech. I've had my shot and I couldn't be happier. - Markus Zusak

He does something to me, that boy. Every time. Its his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry. - Markus Zusak

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