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The quote suggests that failure can be useful because it pushes a writer to keep going and prove their commitment. It frames setbacks as a test of resilience and determination rather than a final defeat.
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About Markus Zusak
Australian-German writer
Markus Zusak is an Australian-German writer best known for the novels The Book Thief and The Messenger. His work has reached a wide international readership, and he won the Margaret Edwards Award in 2014. He is known above all for those two novels, which became international bestsellers. His writing is associated with fiction that has travelled well beyond his home audience.
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More Failure quotes
- “Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success.”Robert Orben
- “I love my mistakes. That's how you learn! You have to keep making mistakes. That's how you expand!”Walter Mercado
- “Your failure to enjoy a highly rated novel doesn't mean you're dim - you may find that Graham Greene is more…”Nick Hornby
Writing: more sayings
- “You have to be rather relentless about pushing other things out of the way. This activity of writing, which h…”W. S. Merwin
- “I think we writers are very superstitious. We don't know why it's working when it's working, so we attach cau…”Megan Abbott
- “I am in no way a confident person - except when it comes to what I'm writing. It's just like, this is what I…”Megan Amram
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Books by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief
2013
I Am the Messenger
2009
Bridge of Clay
2018
Getting the Girl
2013
Fighting Ruben Wolfe
2002