The Book Thief

Book · 5 characters · 505 quotes · 1998

Quotes from The Book Thief

L
"The street was alive with possibility."
Liesel Meminger Hope
D
"He loved her like a brother loves a sister."
Death Love
L
"The words were bleeding onto the page."
Liesel Meminger Literature
D
"She was a thief of time."
Death Time
D
"There is truth in fiction."
Death Truth
R
"I've commandeered your heart."
Rudy Steiner Friendship
L
"The accordion was breathing."
Liesel Meminger Music
H
"Doors can be dangerous."
Hans Hubermann Wisdom
D
"The boy came with hunger in his eyes."
Death
D
"She wanted to know everything."
Death Education
D
"I arrive as the smoke descends."
Death Death
L
"The snow was a gift."
Liesel Meminger Nature
D
"They stole the words from each other."
Death
D
"The war made them strange."
Death War
L
"There was something in the corner."
Liesel Meminger Fear
D
"She held her breath like a secret."
Death
D
"The Hubermanns were good people."
Death Kindness
D
"I am haunted by humans."
Death Philosophy
L
"Words are light."
Liesel Meminger Literature
D
"Some people are born with tragedy in their bones."
Death
D
"The basement was her sanctuary."
Death Peace
D
"She learnt to love the words."
Death Love
D
"It was an extraordinary thing to see that boy smile."
Death Hope
D
"He was the accordionist."
Death
L
"The clouds were beautiful."
Liesel Meminger Nature
D
"I am not violent by nature."
Death Philosophy
D
"She was too young to understand that some places are meant to break you."
Death Wisdom
D
"The last time I was here, it was the smell."
Death
D
"I could introduce myself properly, but it's not necessary."
Death Death
D
"She was the book thief without the physically violent history."
Death