"Incredible what slender threads you begin to hang……" — Elizabeth Wein
"Incredible what slender threads you begin to hang your hopes on."
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39 Quotes by Elizabeth Wein
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But people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they don't soar, they don't achieve great heights, without someone buoying…
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I felt like one who wants to trap and cage a little bird, and after years of waiting and luring…
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One moment flying in green sunlight, then the sky suddenly grey and dark.
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It's like being in love, discovering your best friend.
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But I have told the truth. Isn't that ironic? They sent me because I am so good at telling lies.…
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It's impossible to stall a Lizzie.
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Von Loewe really should know me well enough by now to realize that I am not going to face my…
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He just put his hand through the bulkhead, exactly as she'd done, and squeezed my shoulder. He has very strong…
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Please come back soon. The window is always open.
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How did you ever get here, Maddie Brodatt?" "'Second to the right, and then straight on till morning,'" she answered…
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If you show this devious little liar one atom's worth of compassion I will have you shot.
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Nothing like an arcane literary debate with your tyrannical master while you pass the time leading to your execution.
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