"The Nightingale" Quotes
Two sisters in Nazi-occupied France navigate love, sacrifice, and resistance during World War II.
historical fiction | 440 pages | Published in 2015
Quotes
Men tell stories. Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.
Wounds heal. Love lasts. We remain.
Some stories don’t have happy endings. Even love stories. Maybe especially love stories.
If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.
He was a complicated man, that uncle of yours. But he was a good man. A decent man.
In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.
I want you to be strong, and patient, and kind. And not just to others. To yourself.
I have come to believe that some people are in our lives for a reason. They let us move on from them and go on with our lives.
You must do what you think you cannot do.
Love is powerful. It can bring the dead back to life.
