Rosa

“That was only the beginning of the Nazi “Production Schedule.” Three hundred and sixty corpses every half hour, which was all the time it took to reduce human flesh to ashes, made 720 per hour, or 17,280 corpses per twenty-four hour shift. And the ovens, with murderous efficiency, functioned day and night. However, one must also take into account the death pits, which could destroy another 8,000 cadavers a day. In round numbers, about 24,000 corpses were handled each day. An admirable production record—one that speaks well for German industry.”
― Olga Lengyel, Five Chimneys: The Story of Auschwitz

“I think i'm just breathing, that's all. And there's a difference between breathing and being alive.”
― John Boyne, The Absolutist