I can't bear to be on a train without a book", she announced. " It's a form of self-defence in a way" .
John BoyneIn his heart, he knew that there was no reason to be impolite to someone, even if they did work for you. There was such a thing as manners after all.
John BoyneWe 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.
John BoyneWar today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept. There was a naivety and stupidity that war would be a great lark. It's not that different from Gone With The Wind, where all the young men can't wait to go off to fight and then two hours later in the movie, we see how the reality of that has come home to them.
John Boyne