"The Cellist of Sarajevo" Quotes
During the Siege of Sarajevo, three strangers are brought together by the music of a cellist.
fiction | 235 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
He feels like a piece of glass, like a snowflake, like the only snowflake that has ever fallen in Sarajevo.
The music makes it possible to survive. It takes on a kind of life, a life that's better than all the rest.
The cello is the one thing that makes sense in this city.
He doesn't understand the sniper. He doesn't understand why people want to kill other people.
It's not bravery. It's a lack of options.
In Sarajevo, death is the only great emotion. It's the only thing that makes people feel alive.
Sometimes the world doesn't deserve people's best efforts.
The city is dying. It's not just the people; it's the city that's dying as well.
We're not afraid of dying. We're afraid of the silence.
He knows the sniper isn't evil; he's just a man. That's the worst part of it.
