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61 " making up the whole idea. Lale has to trust that his message to Gita will be conveyed—though he doesn’t trust Baretski to do it straightforwardly. "
― Heather Morris , The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
62 " He knows he has a debt he cannot repay, not now, not here, realistically not ever. "
63 " No creo que pueda hacer eso. Dejar cicatrices en el cuerpo de alguien, producirle dolor a alguien… porque eso duele, tú lo sabes. "
64 " Politika će ti pomagati da shvatiš kako funkcionira svijet sve dok to više nećeš moći podnijrti, a onda će te strpati u logor. I politika i religija. "
65 " It’s the second most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen,” says Lale, looking at Gita. "
66 " Who needs trees when you have a Tätowierer to hang from? "
67 " keeps his head down, does what he is asked, never argues. "
68 " beds for his young nephews who had outgrown "
69 " Uma de nós ten um pouco de felicidade, isso basta. Nós partilhamos da tua e deixas que assim seja; não precisamos de mais "
70 " Yes, he wears a suit and tie, but that’s the only visible difference between him and the next man. We’re all in the same filthy boat. "
71 " Death alone persists in this place. "
72 " Yes. I’ll try to see them tomorrow. Give me one of those sticks. I’d better not give them any excuse to throw me back where I was.’ Leon holds out his tattoo stick "
73 " To be free to make love wherever, whenever we want to. Do you hear me?” Gita nods. “Do you believe me?” “I want to, but—” “No buts. Just believe me. "
74 " He must always be wary of this man whose soul is colder than his scalpel. "
75 " Save the one, save the world,” Lale says quietly, more to himself than the others. "
76 " I don't know how much longer I can stand this.""It can't last forever, my darling. Just hang in there, please hang in there. We'll have the rest of our lives together.""But -""No buts. I promised you we'd leave this place and make a life together. "
77 " Nothing. We don’t ask. I don’t know how to help her. "
78 " You must first learn to listen to her. Even if you are tired, never be too tired to listen to what she has to say. "
79 " HE LIVES in a community largely split into two—Jewish and Romany—identified by their race, not their nationality, and this is something Lale still cannot understand. Nations can threaten other nations. They have power, they have militaries. How can a race that is spread out across multiple countries be considered a threat? For as long as he lives, be it short or long, he knows he will never comprehend this. "
80 " To save one is to save the world.’ Lale completes the phrase. "