Hair the color of lemons,'" Rudy read. His fingers touched the words. "You told him about me?" At first, Liesel could not talk. Perhaps it was the sudden bumpiness of love she felt for him. Or had she always loved him? It's likely. Restricted as she was from speaking, she wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him to drag her hand across and pull her over. It didn't matter where. Her mouth, her neck, her cheek. Her skin was empty for it, waiting. Years ago, when they'd raced on a muddy field, Rudy was a hastily assembled set of bones, with a jagged, rocky smile. In the trees this afternoon, he was a giver of bread and teddy bears. He was a triple Hitler Youth athletics champion. He was her best friend. And he was a month from his death. Of course I told him about you," Liesel said.
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Besides Greg Fienni, I never re... MARKUS ZUSAK And why?’ He pauses. ‘I did it because you are the epitome of ordinariness, Ed. And if a guy lik... MARKUS ZUSAK She closes the door completely, and I crouch there. I allow myself to fall forward and rest my head ... MARKUS ZUSAK I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish. MARKUS ZUSAK The words were on their way, and when they arrived, she would hold them in her hands like the clouds... MARKUS ZUSAK How many times did she have to say goodbye? MARKUS ZUSAK Where Hans Hubermann and Erik Vandenburg were ultimately united by music, Max and Liesel were held t... MARKUS ZUSAK Here is a small fact: You are going to die" "does this scare you? I urge you don't be afraid, I... MARKUS ZUSAK *** A SMALL ANNOUNCEMENT *** ABOUT RUDY STEINER He didn't deserve to die the way he did. MARKUS ZUSAK *** A SMALL ANNOUNCEMENT *** ***ABOUT RUDY STEINER*** He didn't deserve to die the way he ... MARKUS ZUSAK The moon was sewn into the sky that night MARKUS ZUSAK The question is, what colour will everything be at that moment when I come for you? What will the sk... MARKUS ZUSAK There are skies manufactured by people, punctured and leaking,and there are soft,coal-colored clouds... MARKUS ZUSAK He must have longed for it so much. He must have loved her so incredibly hard. So hard that he would... MARKUS ZUSAK He had what he called just a small ration of tools: A painted book. A handful of pencils.<... MARKUS ZUSAK She was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on that man's first night in Molching. She was ... MARKUS ZUSAK An attribute of Rosa Hubermann, she was a good woman for a crisis. MARKUS ZUSAK Her teeth were like a soccer crowd, crammed in. MARKUS ZUSAK If your eyes could speak, what would they say?. MARKUS ZUSAK Don’t make me happy. Please, don’t fill me up and let me think that something good can come of a... MARKUS ZUSAK The Germans in basements were pitiable, surely, but at least they had a chance. That basement was no... MARKUS ZUSAK