Book Thief Bomb Shelter Quotes & Sayings

Death had come frequently to the bleak village where the family lived. Indeed, death had been a regular visitor in their own house, taking seven of Chase's twelve brothers and sisters before their fifth birthdays. Whenever, he thought of these children, it was to imagine an inexorable shadow advancing over their tiny forms, at length to darken hearts and eyes. — S.K. Rizzolo

I'm embarrassed when I see Brits abroad; they have their tops off, wear flip flops, and shout at the top of their voices. — Noel Gallagher

The presentation of the Golden Badge of the Movement is the highest honor the Third Reich has to offer. — Hjalmar Schacht

Comedy is the only profession where love from a stranger is better than love from a family member. You need to perform for strangers to see if you're really funny. If they laugh and cheer, it's the greatest thing in the world. — Jay Leno

We get more compassionate as we evolve. More humble. More subtle. More aware of how little we know. We don't get superior. We don't form cults of personality. We don't think we have it all worked out. If we imagine ourselves 'all that', then we have actually devolved. I trust the ones who know a little something but don't know a whole lot, more than the ones who 'know it all'. I trust the ones who realize how far they have yet to travel. We have so much more to learn. All of us. Let's walk together, side by side. — Jeff Brown

Unscrew the locks from the doors !
Unscrew the doors themselves from their jambs ! — Walt Whitman

I felt it was my duty to praise all of God's works with fervent enthusiasm. At the same time I killed flies in my house in a spirit of hatred, exasperation and contempt. My praise to God for all his works was dishonest, the act of killing the fly was honest. — Mark Twain

Did I ever mention how much I hate cats?"
"Do not blame me, Goodfellow." Grimalkin blinked, managing to sound bored and indignant at the same time. "I was minding my own business long before you and the princess started humping like rabbits."
Puck snorted. Rolling to his stomach, he pushed himself off the bed and pulled me up with him, wrapping me in his arms. — Julie Kagawa

A woman may live without a lover, but a lover once admitted, she never goes through life with only one. She is deserted, and cannot bear her anguish and solitude, and hence fills up the void with a second idol. — Henry Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling And Bulwer

Perhaps losing integrity with yourself is the greatest stress of all, far more hurtful to us than competition, time pressure, or lack of respect. Our vitality is rooted in our integrity. When we do not live in one piece, our life force becomes divided. Becoming separated from our authentic values may weaken us. — Rachel Naomi Remen

He was like a shattered stained-glass window: something beautiful that's broken; a million colours fallen on the ground where no light can get through. — Glenda Millard

Wrestlers, you don't just get better from wrestling live. To improve technique, you have to learn it, then drill it. Drilling is key! — Jordan Burroughs

Good acting is thinking in front of the camera. I just do that and apply a sense of humor to it. You have to trust the audience to get it. — Charles Grodin