The Far Side of the Sky Quotes

“What I fail to understand is how a civilized world that claims to be so appalled by such brutality can simply turn its back on the victims.”
― Daniel Kalla, The Far Side of the Sky

“Simon shook his head. ‘The Nazis in Germany…the Japanese here in Shanghai…Treating people as less than human because of the shape of their faces or the sound of their names. Sometimes it feels like the whole damn world is unraveling.”
― Daniel Kalla, The Far Side of the Sky

“But the complicit moderates! They are the ones who empower the fanatics.”
― Daniel Kalla, The Far Side of the Sky: A Novel of Love and Survival in War-Torn Shanghai

“Ah." Franz nodded. "The extremists, like the rabid Nazis who would kill us Jews with their own hands, have always been around. But the complicit moderates! They are the ones who empower the fanatics. People like this diplomat who are too educated to believe Hitler's nonsense about a superior race but happy to benefit from his hostile policies. They have turned a blind eye and allowed the fanatics to spread their poison and terrorize people at will. Ultimately, men like Schwartzmann have done the most damage.”
― Daniel Kalla, The Far Side of the Sky