Just because a man glances up at the sky at night does not make him an astronomer, you know.

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

The people I see from my window. In the huts, in the distance. They're all dressed the same.' 'Ah, those people,' said Father, nodding his head and smiling slightly. 'Those people...well, they're not people at all, Bruno.' Bruno frowned. 'They're not?' he asked, unsure what Father meant by that.

He suddenly became convinced that if he didn’t do something sensible, something to put his mind to some use, then before he knew it he would be wondering round the streets having fights with himself and inviting domestic animals to social occasions too.

(J)ust because your version of normal isn't the same as someone else's version doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with you.

Today people can see and protest all the different interests that want war to happen, the people it financially benefits. The First World War wasn't fought for that reason. The Second World War wasn't fought for that reason. Your entire country and way of life could be overtaken.

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