The Book Thief (2013)
Sophie Nélisse: Liesel Meminger
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Quotes
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Liesel Meminger : There once was a ghost of a boy who liked to live in the shadows, so he wouldn't frighten people. His job was to wait for his sister, who was still alive. She wasn't afraid of the dark, because she knew that's where her brother was. At night, when darkness came to her room, she would tell her brother about the day. She would remind him how the sun felt on his skin, and what the air felt like to breathe, or how snow felt on his tongue. And that reminded her that she was still alive.
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Max Vandenburg : So... How is Rudy?
Liesel Meminger : I don't know. Rudy is a pain in the neck.
Max Vandenburg : The only thing worse than a boy you hate, is a boy you like, right?
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[from trailer]
Rudy Steiner : You're stealing books? Why?
Liesel Meminger : When life robs you, sometimes you have to rob it back.
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Liesel Meminger : Do you think my mother really loved me?
Max Vandenburg : Of course. Every mother loves her child. Even Hitler's.
Liesel Meminger : Do you think she writes to him?
Max Vandenburg : "Dear Führer, just wait until your father gets home! Love, Mama."
Liesel Meminger : "Dear Führer, clean up your mess."
Max Vandenburg : "Dear Führer, who cut your hair?"
Liesel Meminger : "You're not going out in that, are you?"
Max Vandenburg : "What's that growing on your lip?"
Liesel Meminger : "Don't raise your voice at me!"
Max Vandenburg : "Stop spitting when you yell."
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[from trailer]
Liesel Meminger : I can't lose someone else!
Max Vandenburg : You've kept me alive, don't ever forget that.
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Liesel Meminger : Did he take away your mother?
Max Vandenburg : Probably.
Liesel Meminger : Don't worry... I cried a lot when I first came too.
[pause]
Liesel Meminger : The soup is terrible, isn't it?
Max Vandenburg : You may find this hard to believe, but it's the best thing Ive ever thrown up.
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Rudy Steiner : Are you coming?
Liesel Meminger : Where are you going to?
Rudy Steiner : Isn't it obvious? I'm running away.
Liesel Meminger : Have you thought this through?
Rudy Steiner : Ya. I don't want to die. There - all thought through.
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Rudy Steiner : Good night, book thief.
Liesel Meminger : Good night, fish.
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Max Vandenburg : Tell me, where do you get these words?
Liesel Meminger : It's a secret.
Max Vandenburg : Who would I tell?
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Rudy Steiner : I miss my dad. I don't even know if he's alive.
[Rudy pauses]
Rudy Steiner : I'm not ready. I want to grow up before I die.
Liesel Meminger : So did my brother.
Rudy Steiner : I'm sorry.
[he pauses again]
Rudy Steiner : I didn't ask for this.
Liesel Meminger : Who would?
Rudy Steiner : I hate Hitler.
Liesel Meminger : Me too.
[Rudy looks at her, seemingly surprised, but satisfied. Liesel stands up and shouts out to the woods]
Liesel Meminger : I hate Hitler!
Rudy Steiner : [stands up as well] I hate Hitler!
Rudy Steiner , Liesel Meminger : I hate Hitler!
Liesel Meminger : Hitler is a monkey's ass!
Rudy Steiner : Stick you, Hitler!
[they laugh, and then they gradually become more serious]
Liesel Meminger : You're all I've got, Rudy.
Rudy Steiner : Let's go home.
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[from trailer]
Liesel Meminger : My name is Liesel Meminger. I don't have a family. Or even a place to call home. I never understood the meaning of the word Hope. But I'm about to meet the people who will change all that.
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Liesel Meminger : Franz Deutscher doesn't sound very smart.
Rudy Steiner : He's the dumbest kid in school. But he shaves.
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[from trailer]
Hans Hubermann : Your first book! Are you sure this is yours?
Liesel Meminger : It wasn't always mine.
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Rosa Hubermann : [cleaning her skinned hands] You're too much like your father. you know that?
Liesel Meminger : What's wrong with that?
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Liesel Meminger : Rudy, where are you going to stay?
Rudy Steiner : "You"? What about "we"?
Liesel Meminger : I didn't think you were this serious.
Rudy Steiner : What do you call this?
[holds out his small bag]
Rudy Steiner : Packed lunch?
Liesel Meminger : Is there anything in there besides your soccer ball?
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Liesel Meminger : Are you hiding from Hitler?
Max Vandenburg : Yeah, I'm a Jew.
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Liesel Meminger : I keep thinking about Max, wondering where he is.
Hans Hubermann : Me too. I'm not sure what it all meant. Everything he went through. Everything we did.
Liesel Meminger : We were just being people. That's what people do.
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Liesel Meminger : I'm not stealing, I'm borrowing.
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[from trailer]
Liesel Meminger : Who is he, papa?
Hans Hubermann : His name is Max. He needs help. I need you to promise me that you will not tell anyone
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Rudy Steiner : What do you think?
Liesel Meminger : The shoes let you down. And your face.
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Liesel Meminger : [about Jewish neighbor] I don't understand. What did he do so wrong?
Max Vandenburg : He reminded people of their humanity.
Liesel Meminger : Can't he apologize?
Max Vandenburg : To who? Hitler?
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[from trailer]
Liesel Meminger : Mama! They're coming! They're checking basements!
