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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 tells me that you come from a wealthy family. But the style is one made for and older woman. That tell me they probably belong to your mother. A mother sacrificed her boots for her daughter. That tells me you are loved, my dear. And your mother is not here, so that tells me that you are sad, my dear. The shoes tell the story.”
― Salt to the Sea
'Not always,' I countered.
'Yes, always. Your boots, they are expensive, well made. That tells me that you come from a wealthy family. But the style is one made for and older woman. That tell me they probably belong to your mother. A mother sacrificed her boots for her daughter. That tells me you are loved, my dear. And your mother is not here, so that tells me that you are sad, my dear. The shoes tell the story.”
― Salt to the Sea
“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 are wolves at the door. If we are not careful, they might eat us.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“No Son [. . .] Not a traitor to your country. Much worse. A traitor to your soul.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“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 so, when she's filthy.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“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 but couldn't master common sense.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“My arm began moving, turning the invisible crank of Death's music box. Somewhere inside, I didn't want the melody to end.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“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 of a tree, unable to fly.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“The soldier stared at Ingrid. His silence was elastic, slowly curling a rope around her neck.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“...hay que hacer lo correcto, sin esperar gratitud ni recompensa alguna.”
― Between Shades of Gray
― Between Shades of Gray
“Revolting. If women were so careless to become pregnant at such a time, let women sort it out.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“Vi siete mai chiesti quanto vale una vita umana? Quella mattina la vita di mio fratello valeva un orologio da taschino.”
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“Cerré la puerta del cuarto de baño y sorprendí el reflejo de mi rostro en el espejo. Entonces no tenía idea de lo deprisa que iba a cambiar, de lo poco que tardarían mis rasgos en desdibujarse. De haberlo sabido, me habría quedado mirando fijamente mi reflejo, para aprendérmelo de memoria. Era la última vez que me miraría a un espejo de verdad durante más de una década.”
― Between Shades of Gray
― Between Shades of Gray
“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 sale," I told her. "Everyone has a price," she said. "But clearly not everyone has a soul," said Poet.”
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