Karen

“For us, bearers of life, to murder for ideals is the worst aberrataion created by humankind. Mothers capable of generating life could never become accomplices to so much death.”
― Karen Hoyt

“My mother never gave in. One of Father's friends had once said that if Mother had been in charge, the Great War would have been over by 1916. Father had replied that if my mother had been in charge, she would have made damn sure the bloody thing hadn't started in the first place. Mother always said it wasn't just about keeping going, but about standing up for what you believed in as well.”
― A.J. Pearce, Dear Mrs. Bird

“The sun had pulled its socks up and was making a good effort in the almost cloudless winter sky,”
― A.J. Pearce, Dear Mrs. Bird

“I tried to take a deep breath and be British and brave, but it didn't work, and instead, the tears began. Masses of them. Where did tears like that come from and how did they get there so fast? Were they always there, just waiting for something awful to happen? What a horrible job they had.”
― A.J. Pearce, Dear Mrs. Bird