Andre Toriello

“The artillery fire which helped in holding off the enemy advance against the Australian positions appeared to be getting always closer. A radio operator called Vic Grice somehow replaced the antenna on Buick’s radio. That had been shot off, thus rendering the radio in-operational.”
― Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy

“The armbands branding us as Jews did not bother us, because we were all wearing them, and after some time living in the ghetto I realized that I had become thoroughly used to them – so much so that when I dreamed of my Aryan friends I saw them wearing armbands, as if that white strip of fabric was as essential a part of the human wardrobe as a tie.”
― Władysław Szpilman, The Pianist

“Take me someplace where we can be silent together.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, The Signature of All Things

“As the wagon came upon the cobbled streets of Pittsburgh lined with shimmering rows of gas lamplights Marc broke the silence, “Please, let me off here.”
― Rich DiSilvio, A Blazing Gilded Age