Kindle Edition Quotes

“He was tall in the bed and I could see the silver through his eyelids. His soul sat up. It met me. Those kinds of souls always do—the best ones. The ones who rise up and say, “I know who you are and I am ready. Not that I want to go, of course, but I will come.” Those souls are always light because more of them have been put out. More of them have already found their way to other places. This one was sent out by the breath of an accordion, the odd taste of champagne in summer, and the art of promise-keeping. He lay in my arms and rested. There was an itchy lung for a last cigarette and an immense, magnetic pull toward the basement, for the girl who was his daughter and was writing a book down there that he hoped to read one day.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“He was thinking about his grandfathers, the hardships they endured for their families’ sake, and for the generations to continue and survive. They were real heroes, and they were sportsmen too, diving is one of the hardest sports in the world.”
― Noora Ahmed Alsuwaidi, Dive, Fahad, Dive

“The two friends were whispering in the dark of the night, and the steady waves of the sea were covering their voices from the rest of the crew. “Look, our grandfathers had horrible incidents, some of them died, some of them faced sharks and survived, no matter what happened to them, they were always strong enough to return to the sea,” said Fahad.”
― Noora Ahmed Alsuwaidi, Dive, Fahad, Dive