“I think 'The Lord Of The Rings' is the mother of all cult books, becau...” — Markus Zusak Quote

“I think 'The Lord Of The Rings' is the mother of all cult books, because you can be in that cult and not even know you're in it.”

“For two days I went about my business. I travelled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity.”

“I could introduce myself properly, but it's not really necessary. You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a diverse range of variables. It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms. A color will be perched on my shoulder. I will carry you gently away.”

“I want all my books to provoke some kind of response in the reader, to make them think something or feel something or both, and for that to become a part of them and work into their own lives.”

“I turn to books for a feeling of companionship: for somebody knowing what I have known.”

“I have been shown so much kindness in my life, so for me to write books about good, kind people seems completely natural.”