“Germany was being run by a loudmouthed rabble-rouser, bent on baiting other nations to war and making life miserable for countless innocent citizens. And here they were, drinking champagne and dancing to Scott Joplin.” — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“They were too steeped in Hitler’s rhetoric, too cowardly, too implicated in the horrors of his war to reject him.” — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“Years later, as a professor, Martin would try to find the words to articulate the power of togetherness in a world where togetherness had… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“Yet here they were, carrying groceries, holding children’s hands, turning their collars up against the wind. As if their moments of truth—the decisions by… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“Hitler was a lunatic, a leader whose lowbrow appeal to people’s most selfish, self-pitying emotions and ignorance was an embarrassment for their country.” — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“Martin was swept up in the sound—no longer blood and bone, frozen feet and hungry belly, but an empty vessel filling with notes, carried… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“Americans can face the world with open arms, Marianne had once said, because the world hasn’t yet come to knock it down.” — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“This music had been played and heard before and would be again, not only here in this church, but in places all over the… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“Instead she squeezes Mary’s arm and appreciates her kindness. Her understanding. This is why people have children, even when they believe the world is… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“Benita set the letter down. Connie - her dear Connie, whom she had never even said good-bye to. Whom she had hated - really… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“They had wrung their hands over his dangerous conflations, his fervor, and his lack of humanity. But Freddy Lederer’s account was something new to… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“In the future, Martin will recall this night as the first time -- and one of the only times -- he ever saw Germans… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“expedience could not take precedence over the pursuit of justice.” — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“her dearest friends were like dreams she had woken from. How had she missed so much?” — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
