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.

At first, she could not talk. Perhaps it was the sudden bumpiness of love she felt for him. Or had she always loved him?

Every time you find something that doesn't work, you're a step closer to what does work.

If you can't imagine it, think clumsy silence. Think bits and pieces of floating despair. And drowning in a train.

The book thief has struck for the first time – the beginning of an illustrious career.

How'd it feel?" Rube asked himself. "I don't know exactly, but it made me want to howl.

Everything was good. But it was awful, too.