We all are [normal]. Their idea of normal just happens to be different to some other people's idea of normal. But this is the world we live in. Some people simply cannot accept something that is outside of their experience.

I can't bear to be on a train without a book", she announced. " It's a form of self-defence in a way" .

It 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.

There's things that happen in a person's life that are so scorched in the memory and burned into the heart that there's no forgetting them.

He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.

Their lost voices must continue to be heard.

I think i'm just breathing, that's all. And there's a difference between breathing and being alive.