Johanna Reiss
Johanna Reiss is a Dutch-American author known for her poignant works on the Holocaust, most notably "The Upstairs Room," which recounts her own childhood experiences hiding from the Nazis. Born in 1932 in the Netherlands, Reiss survived World War II and later emigrated to the United States. Her writing is celebrated for its authenticity and emotional depth, offering an intimate look into the resilience of the human spirit during dark times.
Book summaries for books written by Johanna Reiss
Quotes
There are people who can never be satisfied, who must always destroy to feel fulfilled.
Sometimes we have to go on when we don't feel like it, and sometimes we're doing good things we never expected to do.
Nobody knows what they'll do in a war. They'll do anything to stay alive.
People always find ways to make life bearable.
It's not easy to be brave. It's much easier to be a coward.
When you're in a war, you do things you would never do in peacetime.
The worst part of being in hiding is the constant fear.
In times of trouble, you find out who your friends are.
It's hard to be brave when you're alone.
Even in the worst of situations, people find ways to laugh.
We all have to face things we don't want to face.
It's hard to understand why people do the things they do, especially in times of war.