The Book Thief

"Death had come for so many, but not for her. Not yet."

"I wanted her to live. I wanted her to survive."

"The sky was that color again. That strange, dark, violent color."

"She lived without words and then she lived only through them."

"In the basement of the house, a man and a girl shared more than fear."

"The pages of books were thicker than skin."

"I watched her grow from a girl to a woman, and I could not look away."

"Every human has at least one thing worth noticing."

"She wanted to scream, but words were her weapon now."

"The accordion played, the words flowed, and for a moment, there was peace."

"His heart was still beating, still fighting, still alive."

"Sometimes I really believe I am dead and in heaven, though it could just as easily be hell."

"She stole books to escape the cruelty of the world."

"To be honest, I find it hard to take your luck away."

"The night was dark but her story was bright."

"Even death has favorites."

"Words could build bridges or walls."

"I longed for death, but this girl, this girl loved life."

"She read with her eyes and her heart."

"A soft voice from the other side of the wall."

"The only thing I could do was acknowledge the ones I loved, the ones I wanted to save."

"He was a savage with blue eyes."

"She did not speak. The words were not there."

"The beauty of language is that it can build or destroy."

"To steal a book is to love the story."

"Words are a girl's best friend."

"I didn't kill you. I turned you into a promise."

"I have stolen a lot of things in my lifetime, but I could not steal time."

"Liesel, you're a girl and a thief. I'm not surprised by either."

"The human heart. A surprisingly resistant thing."