Markus Zusak Quotes

I couldn't believe it. It was unbelievable, that's why. My face was like a frozen fish finger. All rigid and pale. (But obviously not with breadcrumbs on it.)

I was struck all on a heap.

I am all astonishment.

I've never lost my capacity to be shocked.

I can't believe what's happening visually, in front of my eyes.

Every single day I'm shocked.

...you could have knocked me over with Michael Huffington's brain.

I don't know why it surprises people that I surprise them.

A brain of feathers, and a heart of lead.

I'm dumbfounded, but nothing surprises me in this game.

It's hard to make me speechless.

Always the tone of surpise.

Sometimes all you can do is say, 'Wow.'

A frightening menagerie, my emotions are Too many and varied to number Like creatures they crawl and they fly above Tearing my body asunder.

Despair is not a particularly respectable condition and yet despair and delight alternate like systole and diastole in my heart.

The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise.

I stare at her, as dumbstruck as if she'd just admitted she's a Scientologist with an invitation to join Tom and Katie on the spaceship when it shows up.

I'm sorry I stood there like a half-wit, Count Petroff," she told him matter-of-factly, "but I was a bit--surprised. After all, it's not everyday that I see a man who's prettier than I am." (Alexandra)

My gast was pretty well flabbered.

Alex McLeish has just had his hands in his head

While I was girl of the year and superstar and all that crap, everything I did was really...motivated by psychological disturbance.

Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience.

[Neurotics are] torn by inner conflicts ... Every neurotic ... is at war with himself.