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“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“But love has to be stronger than hate, or there is no future for us.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“Wounds heal. Love lasts. We remain.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“In love we find out who we want to be, in war we find out who we are.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“Did I tell you about Cilka?" "No, Lale, you didn't. Who was Cilka?" "She was the bravest person I ever met. Not the bravest girl, the bravest person.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“His eyes seem to see nothing. He is a man whose soul has died and whose body is waiting to catch up with it.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“Go toward peace.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“It's time to live now, Cilka," he says. "Without fear, and with the miracle of love." "Is that a poem?" she asks him, smiling through her tears. "It is the beginning of one.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“She wonders if her feelings for men are to be only fear and pity?”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“It is time to live now, Cilka,” he says. “Without fear, and with the miracle of love.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“She was just a girl, who became a woman, who was the bravest person Lale Sokolov ever met.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“Everyone affected by war, captivity, or oppression reacts differently – and away from it, people might try to guess how they would act, or react, in the circumstances. But they do not really know.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“18 million people passed through the Gulag system from 1929 until Stalin’s death in 1953,”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“To have lost everything. To have had to endure what she has endured, and be punished for it. Suddenly the needle feels as heavy as a brick. How can she go on? How can she work for a new enemy?”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“Whatever it is, don’t argue, don’t fight with them; try to be invisible and do as you are told.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“Stories like Cilka’s deserve to be told, and I’m humbled and honored to bring it to you. She was just a girl, who became a woman, who was the bravest person Lale Sokolov ever met.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“She has never had any choices. Everything has simply happened to her. No matter how much she wants it, she can never hold on to people. She is alone. Completely alone in the world.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“Men tell stories. Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think perhaps I'd like to be known.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“Love. It was the beginning and end of everything, the foundation and the ceiling and the air in between.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

“I know that grief, like regret, settles into our DNA and remains forever a part of us.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale