Latest Markus Zusak Quotes from Interviews

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• As far as this categorization of books, the way I see it is there are really a hundred-odd categories of books plus one, and on the top shelf at home, I've got the books I love, my favorite books, and that's the type of book that I want to write.

  Markus Zusak

  Book, Home, Writing

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• I'm having bigger problems when I'm writing.

  Markus Zusak

  Writing, Problem, Bigger Problems

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• Personally, I like a chocolate-colored sky, dark, dark chocolate.

  Markus Zusak

  Dark, Sky, Chocolate

  "The Book Thief". Book by Markus Zusak, www.nytimes.com. May 14, 2006.

• I thought what if death is more like thinking, well, war is like the boss at your shoulder, constantly wanting more, wanting more, wanting more, and then that gave me the idea that Death is weary, he's fatigued, and he's haunted by what he sees humans do to each other because he's on hand for all of our great miseries.

  Markus Zusak

  War, Thinking, Hands

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• I see Death as the part of us that knows all the time that we're going to die, reminding us to live properly.

  Markus Zusak

  Knows, Dies, Reminding

  Source: www.chipublib.org

• When I find research really rewarding is when one piece of information gives you an idea for a story. That's when it's great.

  Markus Zusak

  Ideas, Giving, Stories

  "Interview with Markus Zusak, Author of The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger". Interview with Cindy Hudson, motherdaughterbookclub.com. February 24, 2010.

• 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 Zusak

  Book, Reading, Writing

  "Interview with Markus Zusak, Author of The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger". Interview with Cindy Hudson, motherdaughterbookclub.com. February 24, 2010.

• I read some books that were the right books for me. I read them and I didn't even notice turning the pages anymore. I thought, "That's what I want to do with my life."

  Markus Zusak

  Book, Want, Pages

  "Interview with Markus Zusak, Author of The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger". Interview with Cindy Hudson, motherdaughterbookclub.com. February 24, 2010.

• There are two magic acts I want to pull off when I write. One is creating a feeling that when you're inside a book, you believe everything you're reading even when you know it's not true. And the second is an extension of that, which is you know it's not true, you know it's not real, but you believe it anyway. And it's that believing of the story that isn't real that attracted me to writing and storytelling in general.

  Markus Zusak

  Real, Believe, Book

  "Interview with Markus Zusak, Author of The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger". Interview with Cindy Hudson, motherdaughterbookclub.com. February 24, 2010.

• I certainly wasn't born with creative writing. Maybe there's a certain amount of learning and then it's up to the person. I think in the end it's your favourite books that are the best teachers. That's the way I've learned the most, by far.

  Markus Zusak

  Teacher, Book, Writing

  Source: estellabooks.blogspot.com

• If you ever write a book, I can only give you one piece of advice. Don't let your parents get involved.

  Markus Zusak

  Book, Writing, Giving

  Source: www.mysentimentexactlee.com

• Nothing comes naturally to me...I have to work and rework and that's where
  the ideas come from - from years of working on it and thinking about it.

  Markus Zusak

  Thinking, Years, Ideas

  Source: estellabooks.blogspot.com

• I guess if editing doesn't hurt, you're probably not doing it properly. I find it quite difficult. The hardest part is believing that it's actually working and getting rid of the doubt that always creeps in.

  Markus Zusak

  Hurt, Believe, Editing

  Source: estellabooks.blogspot.com

• The beauty of my work is that my sets cost nothing. That's what I love about being a writer of novels.

  Markus Zusak

  Cost, Novel

  Source: collider.com

• I think, as the writer, you're always going to mourn something [left out of a film]. But you also just want to know there's a good reason for it being left out. On the whole, you want to give something to somebody creative. The worst thing you can do is say, "Here, be creative, but do it like I want you to do it." I was always very mindful of that.

  Markus Zusak

  Thinking, Giving, Creative

  Source: collider.com

• When I was a teenager I decided I was going to be a writer and that nothing was going to stop me. It sounds almost villainous. But I knew that was what I wanted.

  Markus Zusak

  Teenager, Sound, Wanted

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

• I've been a writer since I was 16. I didn't get published until I was 24. I know that sounds crazy.

  Markus Zusak

  Crazy, Sound, Knows

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

• As a child in Sydney, my German Mum and my Austrian Dad would spontaneously tell me stories about what they saw and what they did as children. It was like a piece of Europe coming into our house... Those stories led me to my writing.

  Markus Zusak

  Children, Dad, Writing

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk