#loc

They thought we were stupid to do it, (hide Jews) of course; in fact, it was beyond their comprehension that we would risk so much for Jews. ↗

— Diet Eman

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

I felt peace, even though I was still scared to death. I thought that, whatever would happen to me - I could still be killed. I didn't know - and in what I'd already been through, God was in control. ↗

— Diet Eman

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

Yesterday the paper had a "short" summary of the places where Jews are not allowed! I can better mention where they are still aloud: "in their houses and in the streets!" God, punish those who are persecuting the people you chose and to whom Jesus also belonged. -From the diary of Diet Eman ↗

— Diet Eman

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

It's been in the back of my head for five or six years, but more on the local level to get involved and try to create a better environment for my children and grandchildren. ↗

— Jon Runyan

#been #better #children #create #environment

Bullock by name, and Bullock by nature. ↗

— Alan Bullock

#name #nature

One thing I could never stand was to see a filthy dirty old drunky howling away at the filthy songs of his fathers and going blurp blurp in between as it might be a filthy old orchestra in his stinking rotten guts;I could never stand to see anyone like that. whatever his age might be, but more especially when he was real old like this one was. ↗

— Anthony Burgess

#alex-delarge #anthony-burgess #age

What is this I hear of sorrow and weariness, Anger, discontent and drooping hopes? Degenerate sons and daughters, Life is too strong for you— It takes life to love Life. ↗

— Edgar Lee Masters

#spoon-river-anthology #anger

You are making music in the shadow of the gallows. ↗

— Paul B. Janeczko

#music

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation. ↗

— Raquel Cepeda

#ancestry #build #building-blocks #globe-trotting #inspiration

I suspect he's sweet on Sophie and doesn't like to see her work too hard.' Tessa was glad to hear it. She'd felt awful about her reaction to Sophie's scar, and the thought that Sophie had a male admirer - and a handsome one like that- eased her conscience slightly. 'Perhaps he's in love with Agatha', she said. 'I hope not. I intend to marry Agatha myself. She may be a thousand years old, but she makes an incomparable jam tart. Beauty fades, but cooking is eternal. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-angel #glib #humorous #infenal-devices #jam