"The War That Saved My Life" Quotes

Mam hadn’t tried to protect me from the world’s cruelties, but she had left me with a precious gift: the ability to be alone without being lonely.

This is what I've learned, that people can't bear to face the truth about themselves. They can't admit that they might be wrong, that they might be cruel.

We all have some kind of weak spot, something we’re hiding, something that we can’t bear to let be seen. It’s the nature of being human.

It’s strange how some people can be cruel one minute and feel bad the next. I didn’t understand it then, and I don’t understand it now.

It was funny, the way that people were scared of things they didn’t understand. But then, if you understood things, you weren’t scared of them anymore.

I wasn’t brave, but I had to be brave. I had to be brave because I was the only one who could save myself.

I wanted to be like a bird, to fly over the world, to be free of its rules and boundaries.

Sometimes it’s hard to know what’s best for someone else. It’s easier to know what’s best for ourselves.

Secrets aren’t the same as lies. Not saying something is not the same as saying something that’s not true.

The world is full of people who will tell you that you’re not good enough. Don’t listen to them, don’t believe them.