Barbara > Barbara's Quotes

“She let the meaning of his words sink in. He wanted her with him. To stay.
She heard Miriam whisper in her ear: What you think you know isn't always so.”
― Lori Banov Kaufmann, Rebel Daughter

“Let me tell you something: once before-- a long, long time ago--the people of Jerusalem were defeated. The first Temple, the one King Solomon built, was destroyed. The people were taken captive to Babylon. Do you know what the prophet Jeremiah told them?" [...] "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat the fruit. Marry and have sons and daughters." He paused, then continued, "in other words, live. Live... And remember.”
― Lori Banov Kaufmann, Rebel Daughter

“You won't feel like this forever," he said. "I know." He stroked her hair and began to talk. At first, he spoke haltingly, as if the words were so heavy, he could hardly carry them. He told her stories that couldn't be told in the day or to her face”
― Lori Banov Kaufmann, Rebel Daughter