177 Quotes by Jennifer A. Nielsen

I never denied being a fool. That’s the difference between us.

Sacrificing oneself so that others might live was the ultimate act of love.

Don’t give up, Sage, and don’t give in to him. Please. A lot of us are watching you, and we need to see that it’s possible to win.

My feelings for him weren’t so much anger as they were a single-minded desire to introduce him to Antora’s largest catapult.

He hurt your back,” Roden said. “I can tell by the way you’re walking.” “My back is fine.” It wasn’t true, but I felt braver for saying it. “It’s your own fault if he did hurt it,” Tobias said. “Why do you do it?” I shrugged. “What?” “Aggravate people the way you do. You seem bent on making enemies here.” “And you insist on making false friends.

There is no Jewish problem. The problem is with the rest of us who pass beside the ghetto walls with a fresh loaf of bread, knowing the people are starving on the other side, and yet we do nothing.

This wasn’t a good idea. Which was the very reason to do it.

All right,” I said. “We’ll agree to trust each other.” It was a lie.

Wherever our lives lead us, one thing is certain. You and I will always be connected. You might be able to deny that, but I can’t. Even I am not that good a liar.