“Bloody Machiavellian English Intelligence Officer playing God” — Elizabeth Wein Playing god Copy Share Image
“A whore, we've established that, filthy, it goes without saying, but whatever else the hell I am, I AM NOT ENGLISH.” — Elizabeth Wein Filthy Copy Share Image
Oh Julie, wouldn’t I know if you were dead? Wouldn’t I feel it happening, like a jolt of electricity to my heart? — Elizabeth Wein Electricity Copy Share Image
Incredible what slender threads you begin to hang your hopes on. — Elizabeth Wein Hope Copy Share Image
“Which would you rather have––an unlimited supply of Chanel No. 5, or freedom?” — Elizabeth Wein Chanel Copy Share Image
Must stop. This ink is amazing, it really doesn't smear, even when you cry on it — Elizabeth Wein Cry Copy Share Image
“Patriotism is not enough—I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone.” — Elizabeth Wein Anger Copy Share Image
There’s glory and honour in being chosen. But not much room for free will — Elizabeth Wein Chosen Copy Share Image
“A poet and a doctor. Maybe I could. This the first thought I have of it. Maybe I could.” — Elizabeth Wein Medicine Copy Share Image
She whispered, 'C'etait la Verite?' Was that Verity? Or perhaps she just meant, Was that the truth? Was it true? Did any… — Elizabeth Wein Hours Copy Share Image
“...unless you were doing them a favor by killing them. Then, you'd let them down if you didn't , if you couldn't… — Elizabeth Wein Fears Copy Share Image
“It was wonderful flirting with him, all the razor-edged literary banter, like Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. A battle… — Elizabeth Wein Banter Copy Share Image
“She gave me a dirty look. Then she broke into the bubbly champagne laugh. She turned and ran, limping but steady. She… — Elizabeth Wein Cried Copy Share Image
“Maddie held her lightly, thinking she would let go when her friend stopped crying. But she cried for so long that Maddie… — Elizabeth Wein Friendship Copy Share Image
There is only one reason I did not go down in flames over the Angers, and that is because I knew I… — Elizabeth Wein Fire Copy Share Image
But people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they don't soar, they don't achieve great heights, without someone buoying them up. — Elizabeth Wein Achieve Copy Share Image
“That is a terrifically intimate thing, you know? Letting a stranger light your cigarette. Leaning forward so he can hold a flame… — Elizabeth Wein Breathing Copy Share Image
“It’s not desperation—there is something inhuman in it. That is what I find so creepy. Five years of destruction and mayhem, lives… — Elizabeth Wein Five years Copy Share Image
“And this, even more wonderful and mysterious, is also true: when I read it, when I read what Julie's written, she is… — Elizabeth Wein Foul language Copy Share Image
Look at me!’ I screeched. ‘Look at me, Amadeus von Linden, you sadistic hypocrite, and watch this time! You’re not questioning me… — Elizabeth Wein Agents Copy Share Image
“...it never occurred to him that now he was looking at his master, at the one person in all the world who… — Elizabeth Wein Hatred Copy Share Image
“I don't believe for a minute-that we wouldn't have become friends somehow-that an unexploded bomb wouldn't have gone off and blown us… — Elizabeth Wein Code-name-verity Copy Share Image
He just put his hand through the bulkhead, exactly as she'd done, and squeezed my shoulder. He has very strong fingers. And… — Elizabeth Wein Done Copy Share Image
“Ellen looked around the room with an odd expression, for the first few seconds not taking in the collection spread across the… — Elizabeth Wein Old wood Copy Share Image
“Writing to you like this makes me feel that you are still alive. It’s an illusion I’ve noticed before—words on a page… — Elizabeth Wein Writer Copy Share Image
“ She has the filthiest tongue of any woman in France. Burn her mouth clean. ” — Elizabeth Wein Code-name-verity Copy Share Image
“Maddie quickly pulled down the blackout curtains over her bright and vulnerable soul.” — Elizabeth Wein Copy Share Image
“Se parece a enamorarse, saber que acabas de encontrar a tu mejor amiga.” — Elizabeth Wein Amor Copy Share Image
You can come back to friendship. You can let it drop, for five years or ten years, and come back to it. — Elizabeth Wein Five years Copy Share Image
