"But still there are moments when a brother and sister can lay down their instruments of torture for a moment and speak as civilized human beings and Bruno decided to make this one of those moments."

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Source : John Boyne (2012). “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, p.158, Random House

John Boyne

#Brother Quotes #Speak Quotes #Moments Quotes

“This tragic brow, these closed eyes, eyebrows raised and knotted.”
“In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.”
“The Gingerbread House has four walls, a roof, a door, a window, and a chimney. It is decorated with many sweet culinary delights on the outside.But on the inside there is nothing-only the bare gingerbread walls.It is not a real house-not until you decide to add a Gingerbread Room.That's when the stories can move in.They will stay in residence for as long as you abstain from taking the first gingerbread bite.”
“Music gets inside you, music captures you. Music becomes your heartbeat. Itâ€™s a drug and makes you feel whatever the songâ€™s about.”
“If we don't have a more serious energy policy, the difference between a good day and bad day for America from here on will hinge on how the 86-year-old king of Saudi Arabia manages...change.”
“The careful scholarship of the dedicated amateur mycophile R. Gordon Wasson reads like an exciting scientific detective story. Moreover, his willingness to pursue the quest through the wide range of linguistics, archeology, folklore, philology, ethnobotany, plant ecology, human physiology, and prehistory constitutes an object lesson to all holistic professional students of man.”
“In promoting Sino-Swiss economic ties, transnational companies, such as Nestle,played an active role.”
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”

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