Jana Petken > Quotes

“strip a city of its leaders, journalists, and cultural examples and you will control an ignorant and vulnerable population. Do you understand now?”
― Jana Petken, The Vogels: On All Fronts

“Mankind’s biggest failure is its inability to learn from the mistakes of the past, and its silence in the face of atrocities committed against those without a voice.”
― Jana Petken, The German Half-Bloods

“on the idea of meeting Carlos”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“the attic was home to half the rats in Montmartre.”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“History shall never fade from sight.”
― Jana Petken, Author, The Guardian of Secrets and Her Deathly Pact

“I know some in the family disagree with my views, but my views are who I am, what I am. You have never told me to change them; you are not guilty of that crime. I, on the other hand, am at fault for shutting you out of my life because I did not accept that you too have your views, which make you different from me, but nonetheless still family, still loved.”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. Marcus Tullius Cicero”
― Jana Petken, The Man from Section Five: A Brinley Knight Spy Thriller

“When negativity strikes you, throw it back as you would a ball and let the bully live in misery.”
― Jana Petken

“Yet I have gained nothing with material riches and leave it all behind for others, for the only possessions I will take with me on my journey are my memories and my deeds, and with these I shall be judged.”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“unlike the old Inquisition, an inquisitor didn’t have to be a member of the clergy to hold office.”
― Jana Petken, The Errant Flock

“Ernesto knew that the Church would fight tooth and nail to retain its power over the people.”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“She could feel the frigid city’s misery flooding the space where her heart used to be.”
― Jana Petken, The Man from Section Five: A Brinley Knight Spy Thriller

“Celia inadvertently sucked in her breath. The”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“She, of course, had to tell him that her knowledge was due to her great love of books and”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“Germany has become great again.”
― Jana Petken, The Dying Peace

“I have never lied in these journals, although on occasion, I wanted to. I have, however, hidden certain truths, omitted to mention important details, and for this, I am truly sorry.”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“but Dieter was finicky about his appearance, and he worked overtime to look as young as his sons. She loved his optimism.”
― Jana Petken, The German Half-Bloods

“There’s always a motive, Father. Ever since the war between the Balkan League of Serbia, Greece, and Bulgaria against Turkey, we’ve heard nothing but reports of infighting within the league for the spoils of Turkish territories. Look at Hungary and Austria, who invested heavily in Serbia and then insisted that an independent Albanian”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“slightest. It had improved, he thought, probably because he had to walk up and down the steep hill that separated him from the posh avenues and bars that served men who served his purpose.”
― Jana Petken, The Guardian of Secrets

“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it wherever it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies,” Ernest obliged.”
― Jana Petken, For King and Country