Life Thief Quotes

her pleasure, now only gives her sorrow. In a very short time she has lost self control and

reef rash… hey, it comes with the territory. I’ll take it all and then some as long as I can surf.”

She changes from sweet and innocent, to angry and controlling, to lustrous and demanding for attention, to hateful and jealous, to manipulative. And all these faces have a consequence behind them.

Furthermore, people are shaped and adapted from interactions with others which impact their own decisions and behavior. In The Book Thief, the narrator, Death, is struggling to keep his attention away from humans. He attempts to use colors as a distraction from the sadness of his job and the humans, but he became too intrigued by a young girl, Liesel’s, reaction to her little brother’s death. Death reflected on his choice he made- to pay attention to Liesel: “Curiosity got the better of me, and I resigned myself to stay as long as my schedule allowed, and I watched,” (Zusak 33). Shown by this quote, Death’s behavior and the choices he made were weighed by the interactions he tried to stay away from previously, human interactions. Even though

Greed is like old age it slowly consumes you, nobody can escape it, and it will eventually cause your demise. In House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer, a clone named Matt is isolated from the world because in this time period clones are viewed as pets. He is the clone of El Patrón, the lord of Opium; opium is a county that runs in a narrow line between the USA and Aztlan. (modern-day Mexico) Clones are supposed to be brain dead, but El Patrón wanted to relive his youth through his clone, which allowed Matt to find a way to defeat El Patrón. Throughout this novel, Farmer conveys the message greed is eventually going to lead to demise.

Many people in the army feel guilty. They regret all the murders. They see the people they killed everywhere. In their dreams, outside, shadows, they are forever haunted with the faces of the dead. Christopher Lane, a boy with a broken background, is haunted by the killed. After accidentally murdering Mortimer Genever, (vowing to get his revenge) his twin brother Ernest runs away. Showing great determination, hopefulness, and honesty, Chris tracks Ernest down, to apologize for the mistaken murder.

One’s path of survival is dependent on the actions they display. Louie Zamperini has conquered the barbarous sea, during his time at sea, quick-witted but also critical decisions. In the book “Unbroken,” by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie’s decision of capturing water in his mouth and telling Phil and Mac about his mother's cooking is crucial to Louie’s survival. Although, his decision to carelessly touch sharks was one of his downfalls. One of many decisions Louie took was to touch the skin of two sharks as it passed by their raft, a risk no rational person would take.

She is beyond the capability of even attempting to control and manipulate the world about her. Obviously she recognizes truth, and the truth is that her life is compounded

husband. She is still at the time in her life where she fears him. She wants to do everything she

What does a faithful person look like to you? A kind and caring person? One who is loyal? One who would put another's needs above their own? In the book, “The Odyssey,” Penelope, (Odysseus' wife), is all of these things.

"Every flower must grow through dirt" this quote by Laurie Jean senott perfectly describes how you must go through some tough times before blossoming into the best you you can be. The book Forbidden City shows how going through tough times throughout your life strengthens and makes you grow up more quickly. Alex and his father's experiences in China such as losing each other, witnessing their friends being murdered and finding out what's really important in life helps them realize that war is not a game and helped them mature throughout the novel.

does not think she is a bad person, and she cannot comprehend why she is

In the short story Lifeguard, Barbara Scott uses one of the main characters, Chris to display the idea that his identity is developed when he is able to place Mikeys needs ahead of his own and when he is able to forgive his father for leaving his family. Through the story mikey loses his parents in a fatal accident, and chris develops a strong sense of compassion for him because of this. Also through mikey losing his family Chris seems to realize how quickly something awful like that could happen and begins to sympathize for his dad despite his mistakes. He begins the story filled with bitterness, however through the story, he begins to appear as a more kind and understanding person.

Her convincing attitude, her criminal mind, and her darkness pulls her through the darkest of

A dark feeling sprouted inside of me. But that will not stop her. She keep killing the enemies around her. Without any remorse and hesitation, she cut them.