Quotes from Jennifer Chiaverini

He nodded, rueful. "I immediately caught myself

One can never have too many librarian friends.

Women employees were reportedly hired for their personal attractions rather than their skills, and several young ladies claimed that they were refused employment until they yielded to the passionate embraces of the superintendent of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Paul had often told her that humanity's most precious commodity was time—"Not love," he had emphasized, "not because it's less important, but because you can run out of time, while love can be endlessly replenished"—

Mary had disrupted nearly every relationship in her life. Would she now come between her sisters, setting one against another, their long time amity forgotten?

The sublimity of witnessing the ruler of a mighty nation turning to Holy Scripture for comfort and courage, and finding both in his darkest hour, brought tears to her eyes, and she was obliged to quickly compose herself before returning to Mrs. Lincoln's side.

I fear that until this rebellion is put down, she'll find herself caught in the middle, claimed by neither side, mistrusted by both.

Sometime after seven o'clock, a distant church bell began to toll, and then another joined it, and another, until all the bells in a Springfield resounded with the terrible news.

A healthy democracy cannot endure if only the wealthy are aware of and engaged in the process of governance while the poor and powerless are left uninformed and uninvolved." Alicia's penetrating gaze traveled

Don't worry, Mother, because all things will come out right. God rules our destinies.

It is good to find comfort in memories," Mr. Fry said gently.

Even the best of children can be little tyrants, believing themselves absolutely entitled to every bit of the love and servitude bestowed upon them by the adults entrusted with their care

Smiles Form the Channel of a Future Tear

Now, I'm not superstitious, mind, but why take unnecessary chances? Life will give you plenty of necessary ones on its own.

She was bright, intellectually curious, and sociable

Arvid says, "Darling, you must never become accustomed to the extraordinary and outrageous. If you do, little by little, you'll learn to accept anything.

Almost imperceptibly, the rawness of her grief dulled, but sometimes she would find herself swept up in a wave of sorrow so sudden and powerful that it took her breath away.

Scapegoating Jews—or Communists, Poles, women, immigrants—was the refuge of the lazy, envious, and unimaginative. It made the world an ugly, hostile place to live in and did nothing to solve any actual problems.

Where they burn books, in the end they will also burn people. They're bloodthirsty and capable of anything. You'll see. With those torches they'll first set Germany ablaze, and then the rest of Europe.

How could they flee? How could they abandon Germany to evil men who were determined to destroy everything good about it?

Swiftly, inexplicably, willingly, the people of Germany had voted themselves out of a democratic republic and into a dictatorship.

Nazis were executing a coordinated strike on Social Democrat trade unions throughout the country) "One day the Nazis celebrate the worker," said Arvid, "and the next they destroy him." "Surely the German people see the same pattern we do," said Mildred. "They can't be distracted by rallies and entertainments forever. Eventually it's going to come down to right and wrong, common sense versus nonsense.

Totalitarianism had crept up on them steadily, menacingly, and then, with one swift lunge, it had seized them around the throats. Adolf Hitler controlled every branch of government—and now the military as well, having compelled all military officers to swear personal allegiance to him rather than the country.

they'll evoke fond memories, and they may bring you some comfort." Henry could not imagine such a day, but he thanked her. "The girls will cherish