The Book Thief Quotes
[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 finally came for Liesel, I took selfish pleasure in the knowledge that she had lived her ninety years so wisely. By then her stories had touched many souls, some of whom I came to know in passing. Max, whose friendship lasted almost as long as Liesel. Almost. In her final thoughts, she saw the long list of lives that merged with hers. Her three children, her grandchildren, her husband. Among them, lit like lanterns, were Hans and Rosa, her brother, and the boy whose hair remained the color of lemons forever.
Death: I wanted to tell the book thief she was one of the few souls that made me wonder what it was to live. But in the end there were no words. Only peace. The only truth I truly know is that I am haunted by humans.
Death: When I finally came for Liesel, I took selfish pleasure in the knowledge that she had lived her ninety years so wisely. By then her stories had touched many souls, some of whom I came to know in passing. Max, whose friendship lasted almost as long as Liesel. Almost. In her final thoughts, she saw the long list of lives that merged with hers. Her three children, her grandchildren, her husband. Among them, lit like lanterns, were Hans and Rosa, her brother, and the boy whose hair remained the color of lemons forever.
Death: I wanted to tell the book thief she was one of the few souls that made me wonder what it was to live. But in the end there were no words. Only peace. The only truth I truly know is that I am haunted by humans.
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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. At night, when darkness came to her room, she would tell her brother about the day. She would remind him how the sun felt on his skin, and what the air felt like to breathe, or how snow felt on his tongue. And that reminded her that she was still alive.
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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?
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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[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]The only truth that I truly know is that I am haunted by humans.
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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] Liesel Meminger: Is that your book?
Max Vandenburg: It wasn't always mine.
Max Vandenburg: It wasn't always mine.
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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.
Liesel Meminger: When life robs you, sometimes you have to rob it back.
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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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Rosa Hubermann: This is the stupidest thing I've ever done.
Hans Hubermann: Yes, and just look how happy you are.
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.
Max Vandenburg: You've kept me alive, don't ever forget that.
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Liesel Meminger: Do you think my mother really loved me?
Max Vandenburg: Of course. Every mother loves her child. Even Hitler's.
Liesel Meminger: Do you think she writes to him?
Max Vandenburg: Dear F³hrer, just wait until your father gets home! Love, Mama.
Liesel Meminger: Dear F³hrer, clean up your mess.
Max Vandenburg: Dear F³hrer, who cut your hair?
Liesel Meminger: You're not going out in that, are you?
Max Vandenburg: What's that growing on your lip?
Liesel Meminger: Don't raise your voice at me!
Max Vandenburg: Stop spitting when you yell.
Max Vandenburg: Of course. Every mother loves her child. Even Hitler's.
Liesel Meminger: Do you think she writes to him?
Max Vandenburg: Dear F³hrer, just wait until your father gets home! Love, Mama.
Liesel Meminger: Dear F³hrer, clean up your mess.
Max Vandenburg: Dear F³hrer, who cut your hair?
Liesel Meminger: You're not going out in that, are you?
Max Vandenburg: What's that growing on your lip?
Liesel Meminger: Don't raise your voice at me!
Max Vandenburg: Stop spitting when you yell.
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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, but it's the best thing Ive ever thrown up.
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, but it's the best thing Ive ever thrown up.
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Death: In my job, I'm always seeing humans at their best, and their worst. I see their ugliness, and their beauty. And I wonder how the same thing can be both.
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Max Vandenburg: Where's my weather report?
Max Vandenburg: [Liesel shows a snow ball]You're full of wonders.
Max Vandenburg: [Liesel shows a snow ball]You're full of wonders.
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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.
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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Narrator: While ten thousand souls hid their heads in fear and trembled, one jew thanked God for the stars that blessed his eyes.
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Max Vandenburg: [presenting Liesel with a blank book of pages]Write. In my religion we're taught that every living thing, every leaf, every bird, is only alive because it contains the secret word for life. That's the only difference between us and a lump of clay. A word. Words are life, Liesel.
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Max Vandenburg: I'm not lost to you, Liesel. You'll always be able to find me in your words. That's where I'll live on.
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Max Vandenburg: Tell me, where do you get these words?
Liesel Meminger: It's a secret.
Max Vandenburg: Who would I tell?
Liesel Meminger: It's a secret.
Max Vandenburg: Who would I tell?
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[from trailer] Rosa Hubermann: From now on, you call me mama, ya? And that lazy pig over there, you call him papa.
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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] Liesel Meminger: Who is he, papa?
Hans Hubermann: His name is Max. He needs help. I need you to promise me that you will not tell anyone
Hans Hubermann: His name is Max. He needs help. I need you to promise me that you will not tell anyone
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Death: The bombs were falling thicker now. It's probably fair to say that no one was able to serve the F³hrer as loyally as me.
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