It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or five books at once, just in bits and pieces rather than subjecting myself to a really brilliant book and thinking, "Well what's the point of me writing anything?" I'm more likely to read a book through when I take a break from writing.
Markus ZusakMax lifted his head, with great sorrow and great astonishment. 'There were stars,' He said. 'They burned my eyes.โ ...from a Himmel street window, he wrote, the stars set fire to my eyes.
Markus ZusakThe orange flames waved at the crowd as paper and print dissolved inside them. Burning words were torn from their sentences.
Markus ZusakThe first couple of times, he simply stayed - a stranger to kill the aloneness. A few nights after that, he whispered โShhh, Iโm here, its alright.โ After three weeks, he held her. Trust was accumulated quickly, due primarily to the brute strength of the manโs gentleness, his thereness.
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