And there stood Basta with his foot already on another dead body, smiling. Why not? He had hit his target, and it was the target he had been aiming for all along: Dustfinger’s heart, his stupid heart. It broke in two as he held Farid in his arms, it simply broke in two, although he had taken such good care of it all these years. Cornelia Funke
About This Quote

Basta is a character in Markus Zusak’s book "The Book Thief" and the one who had killed Farid. He knows that the only way to break Dustfinger’s spirit is with the death of his son. In this quote, we see that Basta has no qualms about killing an innocent person. Yet, he does not stop with one murder.

Instead, he kills Farid once and then dreams about murdering Dustfinger again. It is clear from the context that there is more to come with Basta’s murderous ways.

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