The Book Thief

Book · 5 characters · 505 quotes · 1998

Quotes from The Book Thief

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"The book thief and the boy had written their own story."
Death Literature
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"What a mess, thought death, of the human heart."
Death Philosophy
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"She stole another book, and with it, a piece of her soul back."
Death
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"The pencil was mightier than the sword."
Death Wisdom
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"They were united by the binding of the book."
Death Friendship
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"In the darkness, she could still see the words on the page."
Liesel Meminger Hope
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"The night everything changed, she knew she would never forget it."
Liesel Meminger
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"Liesel's soul was hungry for stories."
Death Dreams
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"Some people are worth melting for."
Hans Hubermann Love
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"Even when it was difficult, she read on."
Death Perseverance
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"The words were like a doorway."
Liesel Meminger Literature
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"It was the first time Liesel had stolen anything, and it would not be the last."
Death Justice
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"She loved the smell of the paper and the weight of the pages."
Death Art
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"Death has never been busier, and will be busier still."
Death War
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"Sometimes I think my papa is afraid of words too."
Liesel Meminger Fear
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"The truth was, they were all hungry."
Death Truth
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"She was a girl who found sanctuary in stolen stories."
Death
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"I kill with these words."
Death Power
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"In the basement, words lived."
Death Literature
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"The page was their only window to a better world."
Death Hope
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"She had stolen a man's heart with a single story."
Death Love
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"At that moment, death thought: how fascinating."
Death Philosophy
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"Stories are the only thing that live forever."
Death Literature
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"The only way to truly know a person is to read their mind."
Liesel Meminger Knowledge
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"I want to live a thousand years."
Liesel Meminger Life
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"She was awake and alive, and the words wrapping around her were those of her foster father."
Death Family
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"If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such hope."
Death Hope
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"The quiet words of intruding thoughts."
Death Philosophy
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"Nothing's a lie if you believe it."
Liesel Meminger Truth
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"She didn't dare to look up, but she could feel them staring at her soul."
Death Fear