The Book Thief

Book · 5 characters · 505 quotes · 1998

Quotes from The Book Thief

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"The words had a power and weight to them."
Liesel Meminger Power
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"You've been stealing books."
Hans Hubermann Truth
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"All right, I'll try it. But you will have to teach me."
Hans Hubermann
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"Foster Father, I want to understand the meaning of such a thing."
Liesel Meminger Education
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"I love the smell of book paper."
Liesel Meminger Art
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"Words are very valuable."
Liesel Meminger Knowledge
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"I'm scared of the process and the product."
Liesel Meminger Fear
D
"She survived because she could imagine another world."
Death Imagination
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"Hope is a dangerous thing in times of darkness."
Death Hope
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"The girl who stole books would one day write them."
Death Literature
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"They were bound by words and ink."
Death Literature
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"In that cellar, words became salvation."
Death Literature
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"The winter was merciless and unforgiving."
Death Nature
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"Her words were like water to a dying man."
Death Literature
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"Death does not discriminate by creed or color."
Death Death
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"The street was like a living thing with secrets."
Death Imagination
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"She learned the power of words to heal and to destroy."
Death Literature
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"The accordion came to rest in his hands like a lover."
Death Love
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"Colors were a luxury in those days."
Death Hope
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"The story of the girl and the boy is a story of love."
Death Love
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"Words like invisible friends were with her."
Death Friendship
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"She was death's favorite girl."
Death
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"I saw the book thief three times."
Death
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"The night came alive with stolen words."
Death Literature
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"Words like weapons are both beautiful and terrible."
Death Literature
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"Her face was pale but beautiful in its darkness."
Death Beauty
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"The sky was the color of suffering."
Death Art
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"He was a child who did not understand."
Death Wisdom
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"Death came knocking at the door."
Death Death
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"The war had started, and words were scattered like blood across the page."
Death War