“I couldn't bring myself to ask Matka why they had taken him. She pretended that he'd gone away on business. I pretended I knew nothing. My brother and sister believed the lie. There were so many lies that we had… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“He nodded, looking across the room at the sea of photographers and journalists. The microphones spread around him like birds waiting to be fed.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“To Jana's mind everybody seemed happy to see BAbichka and resisted returning her, like a misplaced package sent to the wrong address. It was… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“As the sun lowered into the city's skyline, casting an orange glow over the islands, Jana could feel people's hopes rising.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“Find your passion, keep hope steadfast in your mind, then sacrifice everything.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“The others moved in like a wake of vultures, ready to devour their prey. she had seen it on television once. 'Scavengers,' Tatinek called… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“I don't know, Benes. I'm not sure I've ever really understood women for that kind of commitment.' He flipped his beer mat up int… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“Don't ever let anyone tell you that things can't be changed, that things can't be done. The can and they will, if we are… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“The lines in the corners of her eyes spoke of years of wisdom, as a tree with the number of rings increasing with each… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“One word was the method by which the state collected their information. They could reel in the informants and spread them out like tentacles,… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“9 November 1989. A day nobody would forget. She had heard rumours about the wall.” — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“I couldn't bring myself to ask Matka why they had taken him. She pretended that he'd gone away on business. I pretended I knew… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“The sublime beauty was almost hidden withing the castle walls. She believed that the treasured things in life were often hard to find -… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
