You like me, Josie Moraine. You just don't know it yet.
Ruta SepetysPeople I didn't know formed a circle around me, sheltering me from view. They escorted me safely back to our jurta, undetected. They didn't ask for anything. They were happy to help someone, to succeed at something, even if they weren't to benefit. We'd been trying to touch the sky from the bottom of the ocean. I realized that if we boosted one another, maybe we'd get a little closer.
Ruta SepetysTags: humanity
...we're dealing with two devils who both want to rule hell.
Ruta SepetysTags: world-war-ii quotes stalin ruta-sepetys between-shades-of-gray soviet-occupation
I love Between shades of gray
Ruta SepetysI planted a seed of hatred in my heart. I swore it would grow to be a massive tree whose roots would strangle them all.
Ruta SepetysMrs. Rimas cried at the mention of the wafer and the traditional Christmas blessing. "God grant that we are all together again next year.
Ruta SepetysSometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness. There's love and emotion trying to express itself, but at the time, it just ends up being awkward.
Ruta SepetysAndrius, I'm...scared."
He stopped and turned to me. "No. Don't be scared. Don't give them anything Lina, not even your fear.
We'd been trying to touch the sky from the bottom of the ocean. I realized that if we boosted one another, maybe we'd get a little closer.
Ruta SepetysWhether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.
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