The Book Thief Quotes

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[from trailer] Max Vandenburg: If your eyes could speak, what would they say?

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[last lines] Death: I have seen a great many things. I have attended all the world's worst disasters, and worked for the greatest of villains. And I've seen the greatest wonders. But it's still like I said it was: no one lives forever. Death: When I ...

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Liesel Meminger: There once was a ghost of a boy who liked to live in the shadows, so he wouldn't frighten people. His job was to wait for his sister, who was still alive. She wasn't afraid of the dark, because she knew that's where her brother was. ...

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Max Vandenburg: So... How is Rudy? Liesel Meminger: I don't know. Rudy is a pain in the neck. Max Vandenburg: The only thing worse than a boy you hate, is a boy you like, right?

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Narrator: [Narrator/Death] The only truth that I truly know is that I am haunted by humans.

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[first lines] Narrator: One small fact: you are going to die. Despite every effort, no one lives forever. Sorry to be such a spoiler. My advice is when the time comes, don't panic. It doesn't seem to help.

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Narrator: [Narrator/Death] It's always been the same. The excitement and rush to war. I met so many young men over the years who have thought they were running at their enemy, when the truth was, they were running to me.

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[from trailer] Rudy Steiner: You're stealing books? Why? Liesel Meminger: When life robs you, sometimes you have to rob it back.

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[from trailer] Liesel Meminger: Is that your book? Max Vandenburg: It wasn't always mine.

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[from trailer] Max Vandenburg: Words are life, Liesel. All those pages, they're for you to fill.

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Rudy Steiner: Good night, book thief. Liesel Meminger: Good night, fish.

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Rosa Hubermann: This is the stupidest thing I've ever done. Hans Hubermann: Yes, and just look how happy you are.

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[from trailer] Liesel Meminger: I can't lose someone else! Max Vandenburg: You've kept me alive, don't ever forget that.

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Max Vandenburg: Where's my weather report? Max Vandenburg: [Liesel shows a snow ball] You're full of wonders.

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Liesel Meminger: Did he take away your mother? Max Vandenburg: Probably. Liesel Meminger: Don't worry... I cried a lot when I first came too. [pause] Liesel Meminger: The soup is terrible, isn't it? Max Vandenburg: You may find this hard to believe, ...

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Rudy Steiner: Are you coming? Liesel Meminger: Where are you going to? Rudy Steiner: Isn't it obvious? I'm running away. Liesel Meminger: Have you thought this through? Rudy Steiner: Ya. I don't want to die. There - all thought through.

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[from trailer] Liesel Meminger: My name is Liesel Meminger. I don't have a family. Or even a place to call home. I never understood the meaning of the word Hope. But I'm about to meet the people who will change all that.

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[from trailer] Hans Hubermann: Your first book! Are you sure this is yours? Liesel Meminger: It wasn't always mine.

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