Quotes About Separation

Why were there so many barriers between us, always? Barriers of clothing, of etiquette, of time and age and reason.

It's easy to make friends, but hard to get rid of them.

I freighted a leaf with a mental message for the friends at home, and dropped it in the stream. But I put no stamp on it and it was held for postage somewhere.

Courts musn't interfere and separate families if they could help it. Said he'd druther not take a child away from its father.

If we only had some God in the country's laws, instead of being in such a sweat to get Him into the Constitution, it would be better all around.

wondering then if I would ever see her again, sensing I wouldn't, hoping senses were wrong but still not knowing.

I'd thrown everyone's number out. Nothing could be done. I was gone from everyone.

Somewhere in all the snow, she could see her broken heart, in two pieces.

The days and nights come apart. I feel them corroding at the seams.

Of course I told him about you, Liesel said. She was saying goodbye and she didn't even know it

When we move apart, she looks at me again, till a small tear lifts itself up in her eye. It trips out to find a wrinkle and follows it down.

Se estaba despidiendo y ni siquiera lo sabía.

How many times did she have to say goodbye?

When I found it amongst the book thief's words, I realised that we passed each other once in a while during that period, though neither of us scheduled a meeting. Personally, I had a lot of work to do. As for Hans, I think he was doing his best to avoid me.

No había horas ni minutos que los separaran de la despedida: sólo un abrazo

Hans Hubermann had her by one hand. Her small suitcase had her by the other.

She saw it all so clearly. Her starving mother, her missing father. Kommunisten. Her dead brother.

Don't go, papa. Please. Her spoon-holding hand is shaking. First we lost Max. I can't lose you now, too.

There was the chaos of goodbye.

Sie hielten sich an den Händen. Ein letzter, durchnässter Abschied, dann drehten sie sich um und verließen den Friedhof, wobei sie mehrmals zurückschauten. Ich dagegen blieb noch ein Weilchen länger. Ich winkte. Niemand winkte zurück.

THE SPOKEN TRUTH OF RUDY STEINER "I guess I'm better at leaving things behind than stealing them.

The distance between us was him.

I'd tell you to go to hell but i don't want to see you again.

We smile a last smile, and I walk away. I feel her watching me, but I don't look back.