How was it possible that entire lives could change, could be destroyed, and that streets and buildings remained the same, she wondered.

I think they're really linked. I think books and movies are going to go a long way together in the future. I think we writers are very important material for directors.

The more I read, the hungrier I become. Each book seemed promising, each page I turned offered an escapade, the allure of another world, other destinies, other dreams.

I wanted to cry, but the tears did not come.

Michel. In my dreams, you come and get me. You take me by the hand and you lead me away. This life is too much for me to bear. I look at the key and I long for you and for the past. For the innocent, easy days before the war. I know now my scars will never heal. I hope my son will forgive me. He will never know. No one will ever know.

She couldn't imagine why there was such a difference between those children and her. She couldn't imagine why she and all these other people with her had to be treated this way. Who decided this, and what for?

Zakhor. Al Tichkah. Remember. Never forget.