Ruta Sepetys Quotes

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...we're dealing with two devils who both want to rule hell.

I didn't need his criticism. I carried enough guilt on my own. I had done everything wrong. I had the highest marks in school but couldn't master common sense.

The soldier stared at Ingrid. His silence was elastic, slowly curling a rope around her neck.

Revolting. If women were so careless to become pregnant at such a time, let women sort it out.

But unlike Mama, I would not go to heaven. My secrets padlocked the gates. I'd be a torn kite stuck in the dead branches of a tree, unable to fly.

How foolish to believe we are more powerful than the sea or the sky.

No Son [. . .] Not a traitor to your country. Much worse. A traitor to your soul.

My arm began moving, turning the invisible crank of Death's music box. Somewhere inside, I didn't want the melody to end.