Markus Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger, two novels that became international bestsellers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award in 2014.
I have to say that although it broke my heart, I was, and still am, glad I was there.
—Markus Zusak in The Book Thief
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.