Safa > Safa's Quotes

“He was beautiful.
The knight was beautiful, handsome when he smiled.
He didn’t want anyone to see it.
He didn’t want to acknowledge it himself.
But for a brief moment, I saw him. The real man inside of him, not the one tortured by secrets and pain.
And he was beautiful.”
― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

“Can history disappear if it’s written in blood?”
― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

“What did I want? I wanted the war to be over so I could ask her out.”
― Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

“ليس من السهل على المرء أن يجر عربته من مكان إلى آخر”
― Nather Henafe Alali نذير حنافي العلي, قارئة الفنجان