Bruno: "Why do you wear pajamas all day?" Shmuel: "The soldiers. They took all our clothes away." Bruno: "My dad's a soldier, but not the sort that takes people's clothes away."
John BoyneIt occurs to me that even though Zoya and I are both still alive, my life is already over. She will be taken from me soon and there will be no reason for me to continue without her. We are one person, you see. We are GeorgyandZoya.
John BoyneDo you see the irony at all, Tristan?โ I stare at him and shake my head. He seems determined not to speak again until I do. โWhat irony?โ I ask eventually, the words tumbling out in a hurried heap. โThat I am to be shot as a coward while you get to live as one.
John BoyneI am frustrated by celebrities who decide to write children's books because they think it's easy. That drives me crazy. It's frustrating because it's unfair to children. Because they'll get a lot of attention, they'll get a lot of marketing budget and so on just because they're a celebrity - the Madonnas, the Ricky Gervaises, the Russell Brands.
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