Just be patient, she told herself, and with the mounting pages, the strength of her writing fist grew.
Markus ZusakRead
The commitment had disappeared, and although he still watched the imagined glory of stealing, she could see now he was not believing. He was trying to believe it, and that’s never a good sign.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects on the absence of genuine commitment in a relationship and the struggle to believe in something that feels unreal.
In this quote, Markus Zusak illustrates the complexity of human emotions and relationships, highlighting how a lack of true commitment can lead to doubt and disillusionment. The character's attempt to believe in the imagined glory of an action symbolizes the fragility of trust and conviction, suggesting that when one has to force belief, it indicates a deeper issue that may undermine the foundation of a relationship.
Themes
CommitmentBeliefRelationshipTrustDisillusionment
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about commitment in relationships, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of genuine belief.
More from Markus Zusak
All quotes →It felt as though the whole globe was dressed in snow. Like it has pulled it on, the way you pull on a sweater. Next to the train line, footprints were sunken to their shins. Trees wore blankets of ice. As you may expect, someone has died.
Markus ZusakRead
Because you don't learn anything unless you can find the patience to read. TV takes that away from you. It robs you from your mind.
Markus ZusakRead
Or had she always loved him? It's likely. Restricted as she was from speaking, she wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him to drag her hand across and pull her over. It didn't matter where. Her mouth, her neck, her cheek. Her skin was empty for it, waiting.
Markus ZusakRead
I think it's a mistake to think, 'Am I going to write a young adult book, or do I desperately want to write a book for adults?' I think the better ambition is to try to write someone's favorite book, because those categorizations of adult, young adult, become kind of superfluous.
Markus ZusakRead
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.
Markus ZusakRead
Similar quotes
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
Rick WarrenRead
Some 70% to 80% of all who join the military will return to the civilian workforce. They'll return to communities, and one of the things I've worried about is the increasing disconnect between the American people and our men and women in uniform. We come from fewer and fewer places. We're less than 1% of the population.
Michael MullenRead
There is not one in a hundred of either sex who is not taken in when they marry.
Jane AustenRead
A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptacle for Gilbey's gin, a stooped figure sitting at the edge of a hotel bed, heaving copious sighs like the autumn wind.
John CheeverRead
I'm an orphan. But the public has adopted me, and that has been my only family. The biggest family in the world is my fans.
Eartha KittRead
At my age the only problem is with remembering names. When I call everyone darling, it has damn all to do with passionately adoring them, but I know I'm safe calling them that. Although, of course, I adore them too.
Richard AttenboroughRead