

“He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly.
"You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
"You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

“Don't make it worse by thinking it's more painful than it actually is.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

“And it's best if you know a good thing is going to happen, like an eclipse or getting a microscope for Christmas. And it's bad if you know a bad thing is going to happen, like having a filling or going to France. But I think it is worst if you don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing which is going to happen.”
― The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
― The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

“Sometimes we get sad about things and we don't like to tell other people that we are sad about them. We like to keep it a secret. Or sometimes, we are sad but we really don't know why we are sad, so we say we aren't sad but we really are.”
― The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
― The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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