You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life.

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

Well you've been brought here against your will, just like I have. If you ask me, we're all in the same boat. And it's leaking.

In 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.

...Despite the mayhem that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded him to let go.

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

You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life.