All John Boyne Quotes
- 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
- I think i'm just breathing, that's all. And there's a difference between breathing and being alive. Alive
- It reminds me of how grandmother always had the right costume for me to wear. You wear the right outfit and you feel like the… Costume
- There's things that happen in a person's life that are so scorched in the memory and burned into the heart that there's no forgetting them. Burned
- You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life. Best
- (J)ust because your version of normal isn't the same as someone else's version doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with you. Anything Wrong
- It is possible, you know, to drift off to an unknown world and find happiness there. Maybe even more happiness than you've ever known before. Drift
- There is cruelty in the world Eliza, you can see that, can't you? It surrounds us. It breathes on us. We spend our life trying… Breathe
- I am opposed to war, to killing people, to any kind of hatred and violence. Any
- I can remember being eight, and I like writing about that age of innocence when children still have a sense of wonder. Age
- I wrote my first book at 20, but my whole focus from about the age of 12 was to be a writer. Age
- War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept. Cnn
- I suppose books are my real passion in life. Books
- I hope for so much from every book I read. And time and again, I find myself disappointed. I look across my bookshelves and see… Across