"Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about
the stories and people we're quoting."

~ John Green

Friday, May 30, 2014

Regret in the Shadows

"She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Liesel kissed her best friend, Rudy Steiner, soft and true on the 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..."

~ Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

Source: Goodreads > The Book Thief > Quotes from The Book Thief

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