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41 " You’ll be rewarded. I’m sure of it. "
― Martha Hall Kelly , Lilac Girls
42 " Funny thing about grief: It gets easier with practice "
43 " But I love you - ""Love your daughter. If you don't, I'll have given you up for nothing. So act if you have to, and soon you'll find you mean it." I touched his sleeve. "It's not that hard. Just be there. When she wakes in the night afraid. If she stumbles at school.""Rena doesn't want me there - ""Your daughter does. She wants you to teach her to sail a boat, show her off at the park. You don't know how powerful your love is, Paul. Without it she'll fall for the first boy who says he loves her, and he'll shatter her for good. "
44 " Those of superior rank can always tell if a subordinate does not like them, and this can be fatal to a career. "
45 " The busy have no time for tears”? "
46 " It only hurts you to hold on to the hate "
47 " I spent most of the match eating more shrimp than was socially acceptable "
48 " She wasn't always the prettiest girl in the room, but it was hard to take your eyes off her, like a train accident or a dancing bear. "
49 " a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter. "
50 " Many parents had grown wary of confronting their children for fear of being denounced by them, but not my father. "
51 " To the untrained eye, she appeared perfectly cordial, but after years of watching her in society, I could detect the chill. "
52 " So many of our Polish friends disappeared in the night with no explanation. "
53 " Yes, but her grandfather was Jewish, so that puts her at risk. "
54 " Focus on keeping your strength. You're resourceful. Find a way to outsmart them. "
55 " Why does a woman's voice so often not command the respect it deserves? "
56 " You should have seen the stars that night, thrown across the sky in great bunches. It was as if they were watching, looking down on all that, sad they could do nothing. "
57 " Don’t waste your energy on the hate. That will kill you sure as anything. Focus on keeping your strength. You’re resourceful. Find a way to outsmart them. "
58 " Somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty,” I "
59 " Somewhere in the corner of our hearts we are always twenty. "
60 " The quiz said you would feel a click like the sound of a compact if you were in love, and I felt that click every time I saw Pietrik. "