The book thief has struck for the first time – the beginning of an illustrious career. - Markus Zusak

People die of broken hearts. They have heart attacks. And it's the heart that hurts most when things go wrong and fall apart.

"Usually we walk around constantly believing ourselves. "I'm okay" we say. "I'm alright". But sometimes the truth arrives on you and you can't get it off. That's when you realize that sometimes it isn't even an answer — it's a question. Even now, I wonder how much of my life is convinced."

There were people everywhere on the city street, but the stranger could not have been more alone if it were empty.