A human doesn't have a heart like mine. The human heart is a line, whereas my own is a circle, and I have the endless ability to be in the right place at the right time. The consequence of this is that I'm always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both. Still, they have one thing I envy. Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.
Markus ZusakIt's a lot easier, she realized, to be on the verge of something than to actually be it. This would still take time.
Markus ZusakBut neither of us knows, because a fight's worth nothing if you know from the start that you're going to win it.
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