“ He wanted to know something about me. I leaned over and put my mouth to his ear. It was barely a whisper.'I'm a murderer. Ruta Sepetys
“ My arm began moving, turning the invisible crank of Death's music box. Somewhere inside, I didn't want the melody to end. Ruta Sepetys
“ It's safer for you to stay with the others,' he said.Safer? He didn't realize.I was already dead. Ruta Sepetys
“ War is catastrophe. It breaks families in irretrievable pieces. But those who are gone are not necessarily lost. Ruta Sepetys
“ 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. Ruta Sepetys
“ Revolting. If women were so careless to become pregnant at such a time, let women sort it out. Ruta Sepetys
“ The soldier stared at Ingrid. His silence was elastic, slowly curling a rope around her neck. Ruta Sepetys
