All John Boyne Quotes
- Bruno: Why do you wear pajamas all day? Shmuel: The soldiers. They took all our clothes away. Bruno: My dad's a soldier, but not the… All
- Bruno: We're not supposed to be friends, you and me. We're meant to be enemies. Did you know that? Bruno
- The thing about exploring is that you have to know whether the thing you've found is worth finding. Some things are just sitting there, minding… Alone
- Very slowly he turned his head back to look at Shmuel, who wasn't crying anymore, merely staring at the floor and looking as if he… Anymore
- Bruno opened his eyes in wonder at the things he saw. In his imagination he had tough that all the huts were full of happy… All
- The dot that became a speck that became a blob that became a figure that became a boy Became
- Their lost voices Must continue to be heard. Continue
- He suddenly became convinced that if he didn’t do something sensible, something to put his mind to some use, then before he knew it he… Animal
- Sitting around miserable all day won't make you any happier. All
- He looked the boy up and down as if he had never seen a child before and wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to… Boy
- The first thing he noticed was how quiet it was. This was nothing like the kind of quiet he heard when he woke up in… All
- . . .only the victims and survivors can truly comprehend the awfulness of that time and place; the rest of us live on the other… All
- Well you've been brought here against your will, just like I have. If you ask me, we're all in the same boat. And it's leaking. All
- He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly.… Best
- ...Despite the mayhem that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded… Bruno
- In his heart, he knew that there was no reason to be impolite to someone, even if they did work for you. There was such… All
- But still there are moments when a brother and sister can lay down their instruments of torture for a moment and speak as civilized human… Beings
- The people I see from my window. In the huts, in the distance. They're all dressed the same.' 'Ah, those people,' said Father, nodding his… Ah
- What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself. And who decided which people wore the striped pajamas and which people wore the uniforms? Decided
- Do you see the irony at all, Tristan?’ I stare at him and shake my head. He seems determined not to speak again until I… All
- And I have tried to forget him, I have tried to convince myself that it was just one of those things, but it’s difficult to… Ago
- We all are [normal]. Their idea of normal just happens to be different to some other people's idea of normal. But this is the world… Accept
- It occurs to me that even though Zoya and I are both still alive, my life is already over. She will be taken from me… Alive
- Don't make it worse by thinking it's more painful than it actually is. Inspirational
- I can't bear to be on a train without a book", she announced. " It's a form of self-defence in a way" . Announced