The Boy with the Star Tattoo Quotes

“She is tired of dreading the next war in Israel, of living in fear that she and everyone she knows may not survive. That Tel Aviv will be flattened by a shower of Russian-made missiles hurled by Egypt, Jordan, Syria, or Lebanon; or that Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, the United Emirates, or Libya will blacken the Israeli skies with their thousands of airplane bombers. It’s exhausting to always be on alert.”
― Talia Carner, The Boy with the Star Tattoo

“Without Israel, we Jews would have been the Kurds and Romani of the world—landless, oppressed, disrespected, and exploited. Israel continues to offer refuge to Jews whenever the need arises, and given that, along with the nation’s achievements in science, technology, and medicine, Jews everywhere can walk tall. We belong.”
― Talia Carner, The Boy with the Star Tattoo

“She wakes up at six a.m. to inquire with the hotel clerk about the Métro subway. Though she is hours away from taking it, she descends the stairs at the nearest station. To her relief, she discovers a large wall map, and when she presses a button for her destination, Gare Saint-Lazare, the route lights up with miniature bulbs.”
― Talia Carner, The Boy with the Star Tattoo

“Without Israel, we Jews would have been the Kurds and Romani of the world—landless, oppressed, disrespected, and exploited.”
― Talia Carner, The Boy with the Star Tattoo

“we Jews would have been the Kurds and Romani of the world—landless, oppressed, disrespected, and exploited.”
― Talia Carner, The Boy with the Star Tattoo

“May God bless you and keep you. May God shine light on you and be gracious to you. May God turn toward you and grant you peace.” “Thank”
― Talia Carner, The Boy with the Star Tattoo