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“He suddenly became convinced that if he didn’t do something sensible, something to put his mind to some use, then before he knew it he would be wondering round the streets having fights with himself and inviting domestic animals to social occasions too.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
“...Despite the mayhem that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded him to let go.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
“He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly.
"You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
"You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
“. . .only the victims and survivors can truly comprehend the awfulness of that time and place; the rest of us live on the other side of the fence, staring through from our own comfortable place, trying in our own clumsy ways to make sense of it all.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Kathryn’s 2025 Year in Books
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