The Book of Lost Names

by Kristin Harmel

There’s danger in being principled in the midst of a war, but I believe that it’s more dangerous not to be.”

“I mean that I would rather die knowing I tried to do the right thing than live knowing I had turned my back. Do you understand?”

Life turns on the decisions we make, the single moments that transform everything.

I’ve always thought that it’s those children—the ones who realize that books are magic—who will have the brightest lives.

Once you’ve fallen in love with books, their presence can make you feel at home anywhere, even in places where you shouldn’t belong.

“My point is that every parent wants what is best for his or her child. But we are all guilty of seeing things through the lens of our own lives. We forget sometimes that it is your life to live.”

“You are betraying nothing if you follow your heart,”