The Book Thief

Book · 5 characters · 505 quotes · 1998

Quotes from The Book Thief

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"Death has never been busier."
Death War
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"Those who are heartbroken must not forget the good things."
Death Hope
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"You're wasting your time with me."
Rudy Steiner Friendship
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"The only thing worse than a sore foot was a sore foot with no chance of escape."
Hans Hubermann Perseverance
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"Memories can be vile things."
Death Time
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"I have nothing to say."
Death
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"Sometimes when I read, I don't know who I am anymore."
Liesel Meminger Literature
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"The WHOle city was beating in her chest, in the rhythm of her heartbeat."
Liesel Meminger
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"It's the view of a boy watching a girl at a party as she suddenly moved and joined him."
Death Love
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"Words are dangerous."
Liesel Meminger Literature
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"She was learning to steal words and keep them."
Death Literature
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"The key to understanding is right there in front of you."
Hans Hubermann Wisdom
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"Liesel would not be the last one to leave that town and never return."
Death Change
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"The human heart is a line."
Death Philosophy
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"I'm asking you to be quiet now."
Rosa Hubermann Patience
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"That's the thing about wars. They don't end when they're over."
Death History
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"Killing is what we do best."
Death War
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"She was a book thief without categories."
Death Literature
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"I'd like to introduce myself as a work in progress."
Liesel Meminger
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"When she came to write her story, she would wonder exactly when the book thief had stolen her heart."
Death Love
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"The younger you are, the more devastating it is when you lose someone."
Death Death
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"You can't do much with thirty-three words, but there are stories in those words that I know nothing about."
Death Literature
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"I am standing on a plateau with an extended cliff."
Death Power
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"She had lost everything and gained something else."
Death Change
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"Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear all the notes he's never said."
Liesel Meminger Family
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"The night is a big place."
Rudy Steiner Adventure
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"I think my soul made of crumbs and pieces."
Liesel Meminger Faith
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"The only thing worse than a boy who hates you is a boy who loves you."
Liesel Meminger Relationships
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"A small fact: you are going to die."
Death Death
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"Words are life."
Hans Hubermann Literature