Status Updates From The Sky Wept Fire: My Life ...

"I’ve seen what their women are like. They have so much courage and grit that I take my hat off to them. These fragile creatures defend their men so bravely at the checkpoints that there’s no shame in standing down in the face of such powerful love. And I would never take their men away from them. It’s hard to conquer a nation whose women find the strength to defend and remain true to their men." - a Russian officer.

“The only way to get revenge on your executioners is to frustrate them. They’re expecting you to weep and beg for mercy; they’re hoping to see your moral death before you die physically. For them you will only be defeated once you’ve died spiritually. But your spirit is not yet broken. Even if you once had the luxury of a choice, you don’t any longer. You must die as their mortal foe.”

First book to make me cry.