Markus ZusakI could smell something. Fear.I could taste it now. It tasted like blood in my mouth, and I could feel it slide through me and open me up when I saw him ...
About This Quote
This is a very disturbing and memorable quote. It is an excerpt from a book that you can find on line. The author does not say who wrote the book, but she talks about the things that one should always remember, even in a horrifying situation. She wrote a lot of novels and books, and this one was one of the best.
She said “I could smell something. Fear. I could taste it now.
It tasted like blood in my mouth, and I could feel it slide through me and open me up when I saw him”. She was talking about how you can easily become scared when you are in a horrible situation, but you should never give up hope because there is still a chance to survive just as long as you have hope.
Source: Getting The Girl
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