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Markus Zusak
Australian Author
Born: Jun 23, 1975
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Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see it through. Markus Zusak
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I like to tell students, 'I didn't burst on to the literary scene.' I'm never good at things at the beginning. I was terrible at the start. I need to work and work. Markus Zusak
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I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing. My small theory is that to write for three hours, you need to feel like you have three days. To write for three days, you need to feel like you've got three weeks, and so on. Markus Zusak
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I had many boxing matches with my brother in the backyard when we were younger, and I guess while other people abhor boxing for its brutality, I also have to admire anyone who climbs into the ring to face up to what could be the ultimate defeat. Markus Zusak
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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. Markus Zusak
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I like to work in the morning, usually from 7-12, and still always hope to do more later. At the end of a book, I just work most of the time, but in general, I like to be working nice and early. Markus Zusak
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I think I'm always somehow interested in characters who want to make one perfect thing, to transcend humanness, even if only for a moment. Markus Zusak
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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 Zusak
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The first book I remember loving was 'Grug and the Big Red Apple.' The first film I saw in the cinema was 'Grease.' Markus Zusak
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As a fan of both media, I never had any qualms about an adaptation. I've always been able to separate books I've loved from their movies, no matter how the film turns out. Markus Zusak
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