#ii

I will never be able to go back to Sweden without knowing inside myself that I'd done all a man could do to save as many Jews as possible ↗

— Raoul Wallenberg

#humanitarianism #the-holocaust #world-war-ii #courage

...Despite the mayhem that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded him to let go. ↗

— John Boyne

#friendship #holocaust #inspirational #life #love

God, there must be a meaning. Fiercely he was certain that there must be a meaning. Surely, while we live we are not lost. Oh Janos, Janos my brother! Surely we are not lost--while we live. ↗

— John Hepworth

#death #fiction #hope #last-lines #the-long-green-shore

After World War II, the major estates really did collapse. ↗

— Hugh Bonneville

#collapse #did #estates #ii #major

A moral cynicism was sapping the strength of our society, half-lies were not only condoned, but regarded as smart. Many had remained untouched by the welter of the holocaust of battle fields, mass bombings, prison camps, the blood, pain, heartbreak and death remained to tally beyond their comprehension." Ghost of Bataan Speaks ↗

— Abie Abraham

#ww-ii #death

But miracles still happen, even if we don't think they do. ↗

— Diet Eman

#dutch #holocaust #jesus-christ #righteous-gentile #wwii

Only happy people have nightmares, from overeating. For those who live a nightmare reality, sleep is a black hole, lost in time, like death. ↗

— Guy Sajer

#dreams #happy #nightmares #reality #soldier

People say you should give until it hurts. I say you should give until it stops hurting. Know what I mean? ↗

— Elizabeth Berg

#dreams

Close your eyes and you will see your dreams, open them and you will see obstacles. ↗

— Gavriil Stiharul

#eyes #gavriil-stiharul #obstacles #dreams

A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#forgiveness #forgiveness-chance-love-equality #forgiving #forgiving-others #forgiving-yourself