The Nightingale

by Kristin Hannah

In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. Today’s young people want to know everything about everyone. They

think talking about a problem will solve it. I come from a quieter generation. We understand the value of forgetting, the lure of reinvention.

Why was it so easy for men in the world to do as they wanted and so difficult for women?

“Don’t think about who they are. Think about who you are and what sacrifices you can live with and what will break you.”