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61 " You can’t fight all of the world’s battles.’ ‘But Callum, you have to fight some. Not for the world, but for you. When you find something that stirs a passion inside you, some injustice or some beauty or… or… something—you have to go after it, regardless of how big or small it is, because that’s all there is in this life. There is nothing else worth wasting your time on. "
― Kelly Rimmer , Me Without You
62 " It is a strange thing to know yourself, and to realise at the same time that you are merely the product of the nest within which you are raised – and that a different nest might easily have produced a different you. "
― Kelly Rimmer , The Secret Daughter
63 " Goodbye, my beautiful baby,’ she whispered. ‘I’m so proud that you’ve done this your way. "
64 " I know, Elz·bieta,” she said quietly. “There is a whole city who would much rather turn a blind eye to the suffering behind the wall, and sometimes that is very difficult to bear. I tell myself that it is enough that history will harshly judge those who did not act, but I know in my heart that it is not enough. I wish I could drag some of these people into the ghetto and force them to look into the eyes of the people we have seen. You understand the problem, don’t you? Bystanders have allowed themselves to be convinced that the Jews are not like us, and as soon as you convince someone that a group of people is not human, they will allow you to treat them as badly as you wish. "
― Kelly Rimmer , The Warsaw Orphan
65 " personally. I don’t need any more of your “help”, so have yourself a great day. "
― Kelly Rimmer , A Mother's Confession
66 " Sometimes, darkness would settle over me and I would pace the hallway with her in my arms, thinking things that were too dark to even acknowledge. "
67 " I think you’ve lived a big life, and you’ve seen the four corners of the world and you’ve known fascinating people and achieved a lot. Maybe to you this relationship is just another part of all that, but to me, this has been a mind-blowing, soul-changing revelation. And to have you take that away from me because you could "
68 " She was a woman on her way towards peace. "
69 " I could see that the lines on her face were not just from a lifetime of sadness, but a lifetime of really experiencing life. "
70 " Life has a way of shattering our expectations, of leaving our hopes in pieces without explanation. But when there’s love in a family, the fragments left behind from our shattered dreams can always be pulled together again, even if the end result is a mosaic. "
― Kelly Rimmer , The Things We Cannot Say
71 " We can’t change anything that happened, but we can mine the good out of how it all panned out and build a better future from it. For "
72 " There’s a reason most cultures have some version of marriage, some kind of lifelong commitment. People need the security of knowing their partner will stick with them regardless of what kind of uptight ogre they turn into in old age. "
73 " Sometimes the very act of creating can mean salvation for the artist. "
74 " For all of his flaws, I could not deny the lifetime of love and devotion he’d given to me. "
75 " My Dad was amazing. He was one of those pure souls, who just loved with his whole heart. I think if anyone else had married my mum, she’d have eaten them alive; she’s always been ninety-nine per cent music. But Dad, he had this way of bringing out the other one per cent in her, and that was the best part of her. He went to the most extraordinary lengths to support her, because making her dreams come true became his dream.’ She was quiet for a long moment, then she admitted, ‘I miss him every day. "
76 " I finally discovered that the love I have for my children is the most powerful thing on earth. It's fierce and determined and an absolute force to be reckoned with. I would do anything for them. On a good day I know that I am far from a perfect mother, but I am all they have, and all I can do is to make sure that I expend every breath trying to do my best. "
― Kelly Rimmer , Truths I Never Told You
77 " We have to take joy where we find it, even on the worst days. "
― Kelly Rimmer , Before I Let You Go
78 " But as I read about World War II, I was inspired by so many stories of love and survival, even in the face of unimaginable oppression and cruelty. Tomasz’s, Alina’s and Saul’s story became clear in my mind as I marveled at the way that not even the worst of humanity is powerful enough to stamp out grace or hope or love. "
79 " I suppose when I’ve felt lost in time, my journal has been an odd type of compass. "
80 " This is our family's tragedy, and we each play a part in the suffering. By sharing it, we can survive it, because we subconsciously remind one another that one day soon, this will end, and we'll still be standing side by side. "