The Book Thief (2013)

Nico Liersch: Rudy Steiner

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Quotes 

• [from trailer] 

  Rudy Steiner : You're stealing books? Why?

  Liesel Meminger : When life robs you, sometimes you have to rob it back.

• 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.

• Rudy Steiner : Good night, book thief.

  Liesel Meminger : Good night, fish.

• Rudy Steiner : I'm not ready. I want to grow up before I die.

• 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.

• Liesel Meminger : Franz Deutscher doesn't sound very smart.

  Rudy Steiner : He's the dumbest kid in school. But he shaves.

• Rosa Hubermann : What makes you think that you are good enough for my daughter?

  Rudy Steiner : I'm almost twelve?

• Rudy Steiner : What's an accountant?

  Hans Hubermann : Something we will never need.

• 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?

• Rudy Steiner : How about that kiss?

• Rudy Steiner : What do you think?

  Liesel Meminger : The shoes let you down. And your face.

• [from trailer] 

  Rudy Steiner : You're hiding someone, aren't you?

• Alex Steiner : Rudy! What are you doing?

  Rudy Steiner : Nothing papa!

  Alex Steiner : Then get to school!