Literature Quotes
Books change lives. Authors and readers reflect on the power of the written word.
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"The book thief and her words outlasted the world."Death
"The power of words transcends all else."Death
"Please, leave me some words."Liesel Meminger
"I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."Death
"I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."Death
"Perhaps the book thief was a girl who had realized the power of words. Perhaps she was someone who understood that reading wasn't just about the story - it was about belonging."Death
"Some books are meant to be written in secret, by candlelight, in the margins of war."Death
"The girl stole books and words stole her heart in return."Death
"The written word could not be bombed away like buildings - it lived in memory forever."Death
"The narrator and the girl were bound by story, by word, by the power of narrative itself."Death
"The letters written in cursive told the story of a family cursed by its own repetitive destiny."Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"Literature saves us from ourselves"Marie-Laure
"I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."Death
"Words are very powerful."Hans Hubermann
"She loves the words."Death
"She stole books. That's what you have to understand."Death
"The words kept coming."Liesel Meminger
"She read to save herself."Death
"The manuscripts contained the entire history of Macondo, written as if it had not yet happened."Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
"I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."Death
"The words. Why are they so damned important?"Liesel Meminger
"Words are light."Liesel Meminger
"The words were bleeding onto the page."Liesel Meminger
"I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."Death
"Liesel, she is living here now. In the basement. She is stealing my words."Hans Hubermann
"Words are life. We read to know we are not alone."Hans Hubermann
"The book thief stole books. Not really, not yet anyway."Death
"Words are a girl's best friend."Liesel Meminger
"To steal a book is to love the story."Death
"The beauty of language is that it can build or destroy."Hans Hubermann