“I want you to understand something. War makes perpetrators of some, criminals of others, and victims of everyone. Just because a soldier is in the battle, doesn't mean that he believes in the war.”
“When we're together," he whispered, "we'll only see each other, not the ugliness around us.”
“These men wanted Hitler in a position to put an end to the Republic and to return Germany to the days of the Kaiser. But then the chancellor had become a dictator, putting himself and his followers above the , and now they were using that power to strip the Jews of their rights”
“But then the chancellor had become dictator, putting himself and his followers above the law, and now, they were using that power to strip the Jews of their rights.”
“knees. “How is that possible? Who do those Scheisse”
“it that the world is getting closer to the end of its days, and the devil is winning”
“The wounds will be covered by pleasant moments, moments that I used to take for granted. Hopefully, the pleasant moments will become more frequent, and longer lasting. Because if I keep living int the past, I won't survive.”
“Yet brutal actions become war crimes only if you lose.” Christine”
“But good can still stand up against evil. And maybe the best place to do that is here.”
“And may those who know the truth speak out.”
“the house had been dispelled, evicted by”
“Christmas was an enduring milestone that came and went, while the world forever changed.”
“she was always careful to brush and re-braid her hair, making sure the blond plaits were straight”
“...They were nothing but numbers to the people who had started this war.”
“So that’s how it happens, she thought. I’ll get distracted by life. The wounds will be covered by pleasant moments, moments that I used to take for granted. Hopefully, the pleasant moments will become more frequent, and longer lasting. Because if I keep living in the past, I won’t survive.”
“...for he of all men knew how dangerously stubborn Henry Fitz Empress could be.
There were faint bloodstains upon the tiles in Canterbury Cathedral testifying to that.”
“But there were worse things than disappointment, and I'd lived through several of them already.”
“Of course I’m going to the front door like a stupid chick in a horror movie," he muttered. On his way to the door, he doubled back and grabbed a baseball bat from the closet. "Now I just have to remember not to go outside and ask if anyone is there.”
“If it was bad that I didn’t love you, I’d know. I don’t feel like it’s bad.”
“The Great Depression was going on, so that the station and the streets teemed with homeless people, just as they do today. The newspapers were full of stories of worker layoffs and farm foreclosures and bank failures, just as they are today. All that has changed, in my opinion, is that, thanks to television, we can hide a Great Depression. We may even be hiding a Third World War.”
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