22 Quotes by Julie Orringer

He had the strange sensation of not knowing who he was, of having traveled off the map of his own existence.

Nothing at all to change: what a thing to want in the midst of war.

It all seemed grossly unfair. He wanted nothing at all to change

It's no small matter to cross an ocean,"Chagall said. "More can be lost than canvas and paint. An artist must bear witness, Monsieur Fry. He cannot turn away, even if he wished to.""An artist cannot bear witness if he's dead.

At times, circumstances conspire to make us believe the lies we tell ourselves. Everything- the weather, the season, the fall of light- sets the stage for our play; we find ourselves, instead of acting, becoming the characters, moving into a reality in which we're inseparable from our roles.

Practice at hunger makes the fast easier.

The names of the list mean something. Every one. They mean something to me.""Everyone means something to someone.

He grieved too, Klara said, for the loss of a certain idea of himself.

How astounding that the largest thing he'd ever seen was still no match for the diminishing effect of distance. It made him aware of his own smallness in the world, his insignificance in the face of what might come, and for a moment his chest felt light with panic.