Alexei Quotes

“I turned to leave and was exiting the gates when I heard the sound of feet running quickly along the gravel behind me. I turned and saw Alexei, who showed no sign of slowing down, so I opened my arms and he ran into them, embracing me tightly, his arms wrapped around my neck as I lifted him off the ground.

"I wanted you to know," he said, his voice choked up as if he was trying to stop himself from crying, "I wanted you to know that you can be my brother if you like. As long as you let me be yours.”
― John Boyne, The House of Special Purpose

“I see that my presence is burdensome to you. Painful as it was for me to become convinced of it, I see that it is so and cannot be otherwise. I do not blame you, and God is my witness that, seeing you during your illness, I resolved with all my soul to forget everything that had been between us and start a new life. I do not repent and will never repent of what I have done; but I desired one thing - your good, the good of your soul - and now I see that I have not achieved it. Tell me yourself what will give you true happiness and peace in your soul. I give myself over entirely to your will and your sense of justice.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“The boy doesn’t wink, but he gives me the kind of smile that goes with one.”
― Ally Carter, All Fall Down

“This is where you must each make a prayer to Saint Vladmir-“ We were at the final hatch.

“Saint Vladmir…?”

“I made up. He is the patron saint of smugglers. I smuggled him to heaven. Now let’s see if he is appropriately grateful.”
― David Gerrold, Jumping Off the Planet

“Alexei didn’t bustle; he wore his madness like a badge.”
― David Gerrold, Jumping Off the Planet