"How about a kiss, <i>Saumensch</i>?" He stood waist-deep in the water for a few moments longer before climbing out and handing her the book. His pa… - Markus Zusak

Rudy Steiner was scared of the book theif's kiss. He must have longed for it so much. 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.

A REASSURING ANNOUNCEMENT Please, be calm, despite that previous threat. I am all bluster - I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result.

One was a book thief. The other stole the sky.

Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it.