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“Did I tell you about Cilka?" "No, Lale, you didn't. Who was Cilka?" "She was the bravest person I ever met. Not the bravest girl, the bravest person.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“Everyone affected by war, captivity or aggression reacts differently, and away from it people might try to guess how they would act, or react, in the circumstances, but they do not really know.”
― Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey

“Wishes have a habit of surprising their makers.”
― Marie Lu, The Kingdom of Back

“But I guess it didn't matter how long you walk alone; once you get used to someone travelling next to you, you sort of come to count on it. And once it's gone, no matter how hard you try, you can't remember what it felt like to have no one there.”
― Erin Jade Lange, Dead Ends