“And you don't have to cry about that boy. Boys are silly. The first thing you need is a best friend. (p. 166)” Boys Book:Girl in the Blue Coat Source: Girl in the Blue Coat
“And you don't have to cry about that boy. Boys are silly. The first thing you need is a best friend.” BoysMggBestfriendsGirl In The Blue CoatMonica Hesse Book:Girl in the Blue Coat Source: Girl in the Blue Coat
“Sometimes hope can be poisonous.” LoveHopeYaWorld War Ii Book:Girl in the Blue Coat Source: Girl in the Blue Coat
“Tow best friends meeting on the street to say so many things at once: I betrayed you, I love you, I want to save you, I'm sorry. All around Europe, people are dying by the hundreds of thousands. And here, in my city, the Nazis slaughtered a family because of events that started with love and jealousy and a slip of the tongue.” LoveWarFriendshipYaBetrayalHistorical Fiction Book:Girl in the Blue Coat Source: Girl in the Blue Coat
“But I suppose love doesn't stop, even in wars. There's only so much time a day that you can spend being terrified of something before your instinct to feel natural human emotions would kick in.” LoveWarEmotionsHolocaustWwiiMggGirl In The Blue CoatMonica Hesse Book:Girl in the Blue Coat Source: Girl in the Blue Coat
“My heart will still ache sometimes. Maybe more often than not. I think it's possible to be healed without feeling whole.” LifeHealing Book:Girl in the Blue Coat Source: Girl in the Blue Coat
“I like the idea of that small rebellion, carrying a paper piece of the resistance in my shoes.” ResistanceHolocaustWwiiMggNetherlandsGirl In The Blue CoatMonica HesseSmall Rebellion Book:Girl in the Blue Coat Source: Girl in the Blue Coat