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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.
More from Markus Zusak (205 quotes) →Keep reading Markus Zusak
- “...there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness, too. That was writing.”Markus Zusak
- “I try hard and aim big. People can hate or love my books but they can never accuse me of not trying.”Markus Zusak
- “I carried [Rudy] softly through the broken street...with him I tried a little harder [at comforting]. I watch…”Markus Zusak
- “A human doesn't have a heart like mine. The human heart is a line, whereas my own is a circle, and I have the…”Markus Zusak
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- “When I was growing up, we had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, chickens - a whole menagerie.”Sam Heughan
- “I well knew the rules to follow with our training Dogs: Speak when you're spoken to. Keep out of the way. Obe…”Tamora Pierce
- “I've had more phases than the moon. When I was into dogs in second grade, I got a vest embroidered with dog b…”Chloe Fineman
Explore Wonder
- “A student: "I wonder why I did what I did, maybe it was an accident" A Teacher: "Everything is a mere acciden…”Santosh Kalwar
- “Sometimes I wonder whether anything is learned in conservation, or whether the big NGOs are for ever destined…”George Monbiot
- “The beauty of life is a great wonder.”Lailah Gifty Akita
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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