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How lost do you have to be to let the devil lead you home?
“Yes, I know it. In the darkness of my dark-beating heart, I know. He’d have loved it all right. You see? Even death has a heart.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“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 ugliness and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“To be human is to fear death, to fight for things to be better for yourself and the people you love, and to find joy in the smallest moments. When you’re immortal, each day means nothing. You can move slowly and plan for decades. Mortals don’t have that luxury, so each moment is crucial, even if you don’t realize it at the time.”
― The Daughters of the Earth
― The Daughters of the Earth
“All art is a kind of exorcism. This is what gives art its power to change the conditions of our life.”
― Art is Life: Icons & Iconoclasts, Visionaries & Vigilantes, & Flashes of Hope in the Night
― Art is Life: Icons & Iconoclasts, Visionaries & Vigilantes, & Flashes of Hope in the Night
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