Some things just won’t go away, no matter how hard you scrub. Auteur: Ruta Sepetys Copy Quote More from Ruta Sepetys “The characters' lives were so much more interesting than the lonely hearbeat of…” “Futile. She was telling me it was useless. That I was useless.” “I left the jutra to chop wood. I began my walk through the snow, five kilometer…” “This town will eat you up if you’re not careful. But I won’t be here forever.”