***HERE IS A SMALL FACT*** You are going to die. - Markus Zusak

"How about a kiss, Saumensch?"

He stood waist-deep in the water for a few moments longer before climbing out and handing her the book. His pants clung to him, and he did not stop walking. In truth, I think he was afraid. Rudy Steiner was scared of the book thief's kiss. He must have longed for it so much. He must have loved her so incredibly hard. So hard that he would never ask for her lips again and would go to his grave without them.

When she came to write her story, she would wonder when the books and the words started to mean not just something, but everything.

My heart is so tired