Quotes by Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

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Killers aren't always assassins. Sometimes, they don't even have blood on their hands. — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
We cannot be too cautious, Hannelore. Just because someone knocks on the door doesn't mean you have to open it. Sometime — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
I didn't need his criticism. I carried enough guilt on my own. I had done everything wrong. I had the highest marks in s — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
What did I want? I wanted the war to be over so I could ask her out. — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
Just when you think this war has taken everything you loved, you meet someone and realize that somehow you still have mo — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
The soldier stared at Ingrid. His silence was elastic, slowly curling a rope around her neck. — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
Revolting. If women were so careless to become pregnant at such a time, let women sort it out. — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
Everyone has a price,” she said.“But clearly not everyone has a soul, — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
I knew the legends of the birds. Seagulls were the souls of dead soldiers. Owls were the souls of women. Doves were the — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
Every nation has hidden history, countless stories preserved only by those who experienced them. Stories of war are ofte — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
War had bled color from everything, leaving nothing but a storm of gray. — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
What had human beings become? Did war make us evil or just activate an evil already lurking within us? — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
My war had been so long, my winter so cold. But i had made it home. And for the first time in a long time, i was not afr — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
I wanted to stay locked away from the pain and destruction. I didn't want to be strong. I didn't want to be the 'smart g — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
Mother was anchor. Mother was comfort. Mother was home. A girl who lost her mother was suddenly a tiny boat on an angry — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
But unlike Mama, I would not go to heaven. My secrets padlocked the gates. I'd be a torn kite stuck in the dead branches — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
War is catastrophe. It breaks families in irretrievable pieces. But those who are gone are not necessarily lost. — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
Your daughter, your sister. She is salt to the sea, — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
How foolish to believe we are more powerful than the sea or the sky. — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea
There's a saying, 'Death hath a thousand doors to let out life; I shall find one.' But the children. That's what I strug — Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea