Who said "Everything I knew about history began and ended there."?

This quote is attributed to Death.

Everything I knew about history began and ended there. - Death

"Everything I knew about history began and ended there."

Death History

Character in The Book Thief

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"I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."

"The consequence of this is that I'm always finding human bones at number 33."

"I am haunted by humans."

"She was a girl who decided to steal books."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."