Laurie

“They fed Germans disinformation about Jewish people, communists, and intellectuals, and they used mass media to spread their message.” “They reinforced the fascist idea of Aryans as this pure bloodline.” “They banned books, art, music, anything that could present a different viewpoint and derail their narrative.”
― Libba Bray, Under the Same Stars

“Nothing ever happens in a vacuum. No incident is isolated. The past is with us always. This is the lesson of history and why it is important not to forget. We are always in a conversation with history.”
― Libba Bray, Under the Same Stars

“When you read about the lives of others, you form a kinship. You learn to see the world not just through your own eyes,” her papa often said. “It exercises the mind—but also, the heart.”
― Libba Bray, Under the Same Stars

“Sometimes, Liebchen, you must take a stand even if it makes you an outcast. What the Nazis are doing is wrong. They are not planting a future, they are only planting hate. And if we know that something is wrong and say nothing, do nothing? Then we are also sinning.”
― Libba Bray, Under the Same Stars