Roberta Kagan > Quotes

“Yes, you know what’s kind of strange? I never realized how good life was until it wasn’t any more.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“God recognizes all of us, regardless of what we wear. Don’t you think?”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“If we forget people, then they will really die. As long as we keep memories alive, then they live in our memories,”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“He was a dreamer, but nothing can ever be accomplished without it first being a dream.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“There are good Germans. There are bad Jews. I think it is best to look at each person as an individual and to not group people together because of their race or religion. If we start doing that, we might just find we are as bad as the Nazis, right?”
― Roberta Kagan, A Flicker of Light

“In the heavens a symphony began to play as the angels and fates smiled down at the lovers.”
― Roberta Kagan, All My Love, Detrick

“There is good in bad, and bad in good. Nothing is ever all black or white,”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“love was nothing but a prison for fools.”
― Roberta Kagan, The Voyage

“Good for Germany, that’s what everyone said about Hitler and his band of murderous monsters. True, he’d returned Germany’s pride, but at what price? It came at the price of human sacrifice.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“It was a day like any other day in November of 1938, except that when it was finally over, it would go down in history as the date when Hitler openly waged war on the Jews of Germany. And so, on the ninth of November in the year of 1938, everything began its rapid descent in a downward spiral.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“Without teachers, there would be no doctors, writers, or scientists. Teaching may well be the most important profession there is.”
― Roberta Kagan, The Secret They Hid

“If you never let yourself love anyone or anything, you can’t get hurt.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“Love could be risky—it could make one vulnerable. In the past, he’d never allowed another person into his life for fear it would weaken him. Now he wished for the comfort of holding someone in his arms and knowing that it mattered to another person if he lived or died. Thoughts”
― Roberta Kagan, All My Love, Detrick

“The world in which we live can be a narrow bridge. The most important thing is not to fear. Keep moving straight ahead and your heart will be led by God. Don’t waste your day in dread. Help is near. A narrow bridge, a narrow bridge, but every step across will lead you home. So many things have changed, nothing near the same. Is it the way you thought it would be? Hang on every hope. I climb the burning rope. Suspended free, I float, look up and see. A narrow bridge, a narrow bridge, but every step across”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“You have been a comfort to me. I know that you take good care of Christa and the baby. This means a great deal to me. I also want to say that I feel bad about what I must do to you. But sadly, I cannot seem to stop. I will try to go for several days without coming to you, but then it is almost like a drug. I must see you. We must play our game of pretend. Do you understand?”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“Before the war ended, Britiain had promised that the land of Palestine would be awarded to the Jewish people The Zionists held fast to that dream throughout the entire war. This was to be the long-awaited Jewish homeland. Now that the war was over, Great Britain was not sure that they wanted keep their promise.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“Manfred Blau,” the American soldier said, taking a pair of handcuffs and placing them on Manfred’s hands while another soldier held him at gunpoint. “You are under arrest for crimes against humanity.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“And quite often Jews who returned to the cities where they’d lived before the war found out that anti-Semitism did not end with the death of the Third Reich. In several villages, Jewish refugees were murdered upon their return by those who had once been their friends and neighbors.”
― Roberta Kagan, Another Breath, Another Sunrise

“The American Jewish swine are even worse than the ones we have here. I’ve heard that anyway.” Johnathan did not argue. He just sat quietly, waiting, hoping the officer would tire of toying with him and just give him the papers he needed. Once he had these documents, he and his family would all be set to leave. This was the last and hardest part. It was as if the policeman had heard Johnathan’s inner thoughts. He looked directly into Johnathan’s eyes and said, “So, are you all ready to go? Do you have everything else you need? Can you afford passage?” “Yes, this document is all I have left to acquire.” The policeman looked down at the documents again. There was a long silence as the officer slowly studied each of the papers. Then he looked directly at Herr Weisman and smiled. After he did, he picked up a small pile of the documents and tore them in two. A scream escaped Johnathan’s throat. “What’s the matter, Jew?” Johnathan was stunned. That pile of papers that now lay torn on the floor represented months of work. Not only had it been difficult to acquire all those documents, but that pile represented all the hopes and dreams he had for a future for his son and wife.”
― Roberta Kagan, An Innocent Child

“this”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“until”
― Roberta Kagan, They Never Saw It Coming

“Ada had impressed Karl the moment he’d seen her and heard her speak. Her presence had drawn a small pencil mark upon his mind that grew into an entire book of drawings as the week progressed. He gave a great deal of thought to what her life might entail. Could she be Finkelstein’s wife or girlfriend? Karl thought he'd had contact with all of the inhabitants of the ghetto at one time or another when he’d sold his black market goods, but he’d never seen Ada before. If he had, he would certainly have remembered. Everywhere he went he kept watch for the lovely girl with the fiery-red hair. But he never saw her, and could not even speculate on who to ask concerning her whereabouts. So Karl continued to wonder. One”
― Roberta Kagan, All My Love, Detrick

“burst”
― Roberta Kagan, They Never Saw It Coming

“Thirty thousand choice, healthy, strong, young Jewish men were arrested and transported to the Dachau, Buchenwald, and Sachsenhausen camps. Still, most of the Jews were paralyzed by fear and did nothing.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“her mother had told her when she became of marriageable age, that if she wanted to be happy, it was best not to expect too much affection from her husband.”
― Roberta Kagan, The Children's Dream

“wearing”
― Roberta Kagan, Forever, My Homeland

“Aww, come on, have a sip of my schnapps. It’s a bottle of the good stuff,” the man said. Josef stopped. Good schnapps is preferable to cheap beer. “Sure. Why not.” The handsome young man handed Josef the bottle. “Women are no good,” Josef said as he took a swig. “I’m sorry your wife left you.” “Yeah, me too.” Josef took another long swig. Then as he went to hand the bottle back to the other fellow, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach and a strong burning in his throat. White foam poured out from his lips. He gripped his neck as his windpipe closed and eyes bulged. Then he fell on the ground, and within a few moments, Josef was dead.”
― Roberta Kagan, My Son's Secret

“Just until this is all over with the Nazis. I tell you, it’s only temporary. People are frightened, but such a fanatical dictator cannot last in such a civilized country like ours.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine

“Nick”
― Roberta Kagan, Until We Meet Again

“That night, genocide had begun that would last until the end of the war. November 9, 1938; would go down in history, in infamy, to be known forever as “Kristallnacht,” The Night of the Broken Glass.”
― Roberta Kagan, You Are My Sunshine