I figured that would be a little easier. Maybe not so little though it is over 500 pages. I really enjoyed
The Book Thief. My selection for an author beginning with Z for my challenge this year.
A couple more quotes from the book before orlok gives us the next one:
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Originally Posted by TheBookThief
A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.
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Originally Posted by TheBookThief
She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Leisel kissed her best friend, Rudy Steiner, soft and true on his lips. He tasted dusty and sweet. He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection. She kissed him long and soft, and when she pulled herself away, she touched his mouth with her fingers...She did not say goodbye. She was incapable, and after a few more minutes at his side, she was able to tear herself from the ground. It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on...
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