"Their lost voices Must continue to be heard."

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Source : "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas". Book by John Boyne, www.theguardian.com. January 5, 2006.

John Boyne

#Voice Quotes #Lost Quotes #Heard Quotes

“Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.”
“We are taught to treat a practice sword with all the respect of a real weapon, so no thoughtless mistakes are made" "Oh... In Eddis, we learn to keep tack of the weapon we have in our hand.”
“Try and fail, but never fail to try!”
“Your core values are the deeply held beliefs that authentically describe your soul.”
“For me the world is weird because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable; my interest has been to convince you that you must assume responsibility for being here, in this marvelous world, in this marvelous desert, in this marvelous time. I want to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since you are going to be here for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.”
“The only menace is inertia.”
“Strategic planning for the future is the most hopeful indication of our increasing social intelligence.”
“Rex brings out the macho talk and tells everyone this is what we're going to be and what we're going to do. And you see what happened. The players did it. It worked.”

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