“War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept. There was a naivety and stupidity that war would be a great lark. It's not that different from Gone With The Wind, where all the young men can't wait to go off to fight and then two hours later in the movie, we see how the reality of that has come home to them.” MenDifferentWarHomeRealityTodayFightingWaitingHoursStupidityComing Home Author:John Boyne
“Today people can see and protest all the different interests that want war to happen, the people it financially benefits. The First World War wasn't fought for that reason. The Second World War wasn't fought for that reason. Your entire country and way of life could be overtaken.” PeopleWorldDifferentWarCountryReasonTodayInterestWar Of The WorldsProtestSecond World WarFirst World War Author:John Boyne
“Bruno opened his eyes in wonder at the things he saw. In his imagination he had tough that all the huts were full of happy families, some of whom sat outside on rocking chairs in the evening and told stories about how things were so much better when they were children and they'd had nowadays. He thought that all the boys and girls who lived there would be in different groups, playing tennis or football, skipping and drawing out squares for hopscotch on the ground. As it turned out, all the things he thought might be there-wern't.'' -The boy in the striped Pajamas” ChildrenDifferentStoriesMightWould BeEyeGirlImaginationWonderBoysSawsGroupsFootballToughDrawingEveningSatHis EyesTennisChairsSquaresBoy And GirlPajamasHutsHappy FamilyRocking ChairsHopscotch Author:John Boyne
“We all are [normal]. Their idea of normal just happens to be different to some other people's idea of normal. But this is the world we live in. Some people simply cannot accept something that is outside of their experience.” PeopleWorldIdeasDifferentHappensAcceptingNormal Author:John Boyne
