Markus Zusak: "Begitu banyak manusia. Begitu banyak warna. Mereka teru...

"Begitu banyak manusia. Begitu banyak warna. Mereka terus memicu dalam diriku. Mereka mengganggu ingatan saya. Saya melihat mereka tinggi di tumpukan mereka, semua dipasang di atas satu sama lain Ada udara seperti plastik, cakrawala seperti pengaturan lem. Ada langit yang diproduksi oleh orang-orang, tertusuk dan bocor, dan ada awan lembut, berwarna batu bara, pemukulan, seperti hati hitam. Lalu. Ada kematian. Membuat jalan melalui semua itu. Di permukaan: unflappable, tak tergoyahkan. Bawah: terkesima, tidak terikat, dan dibatalkan."

--- Markus Zusak

Versi Bahasa Inggris

So many humans. So many colours. They keep triggering inside me. They harass my memory. I see them tall in their heaps, all mounted on top of each other. There is air like plastic, a horizon like setting glue. There are skies manufactured by people, punctured and leaking, and there are soft, coal-coloured clouds, beating, like black hearts. And then. There is death. Making his way through all of it. On the surface: unflappable, unwavering. Below: unnerved, untied, and undone.