Alfred Quote by Ruta Sepetys

“We cannot be too cautious, Hannelore. Just because someone knocks on the door doesn't mean you have to open it. Sometimes, sweet girl, there…

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“My arm began moving, turning the invisible crank of Death's music box. Somewhere inside, I didn't want the melody to end.”

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“I didn't need his criticism. I carried enough guilt on my own. I had done everything wrong. I had the highest marks in school…

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“How foolish to believe we are more powerful than the sea or the sky.”

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“But unlike Mama, I would not go to heaven. My secrets padlocked the gates. I'd be a torn kite stuck in the dead branches…

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“No Son [. . .] Not a traitor to your country. Much worse. A traitor to your soul.”

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“The shoes always tell the story,' said the shoe poet. 'Not always,' I countered. 'Yes, always. Your boots, they are expensive, well made. That…

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“The soldier stared at Ingrid. His silence was elastic, slowly curling a rope around her neck.”

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“She must have been a nurse. She looked a few years older than me. Pretty. Naturally pretty, the type that's still attractive, even more…

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“A woman grabbed my arm. "How much for the kid? They won't let me on if I don't have a kid." "He's not for…

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“...we're dealing with two devils who both want to rule hell.”

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“Perhaps tomorrow I would actually put pen to paper.”

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“He wanted to know something about me. I leaned over and put my mouth to his ear. It was barely a whisper. 'I'm a…

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“It's safer for you to stay with the others,' he said. Safer? He didn't realize. I was already dead.”

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“War is catastrophe. It breaks families in irretrievable pieces. But those who are gone are not necessarily lost.”

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