Summer Paris

“The quick, sudden terror of exploding bombs is not the same as the never-ending, bone-sapping fear of discovery and capture. It never goes away. There isn’t ever any relief, never the possibility of an ‘All Clear’ siren. You always feel a little bit sick inside, knowing the worst might happen at any moment.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

“But I've never despised myself so much as I did that day - she was so small and - so fierce, so beautiful, it was like breaking a hawk's wings, stopping up a clear spring with bricks - digging up roses to make space to park your tank. Pointless and ugly.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

“...unless you were doing them a favor by killing them. Then, you'd let them down if you didn't, if you couldn't make yourself.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

“If you're scared, do something.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity