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Summer of My German Soldier
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"Summer of My German Soldier" Quotes

A young girl forms a friendship with a German prisoner of war in small-town Arkansas during World War II.

Quotes

I never thought I'd be in a war. I never thought I'd be a soldier.

Bette Greene

waridentity

And the stars in the sky looked down where he lay, the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

Bette Greene

faithhope

I've never had a friend. I've never had a real friend. That's my father's fault.

Bette Greene

friendshipfamily

You can't hide the sun, you can't hide the moon, and you can't hide the truth.

Bette Greene

truthhonesty

I wish you could be here. I wish you could be here to see me.

Bette Greene

longingconnection

I'm never going to be free.

Bette Greene

freedomoppression

I'm not going to let them take you.

Bette Greene

protectivenessloyalty

I was beginning to see that there was a whole world of things I'd never known about.

Bette Greene

discoverygrowth

Everyone has a heart, and every heart has a place where it belongs.

Bette Greene

empathybelonging

There's good and bad in all of us and all of us are worth saving.

Bette Greene

moralityredemption