The Quiet Librarian Quotes

“Men have the capacity for good as much as they have the capacity for cruelty. What is right and what is wrong is written on our hearts. But when there is war, men follow what they choose to follow and rationalize the evil they do. The Serbs see this as their country. They see us as a blight. They are told that the only way to have peace is to expel us or kill us. When such are the words they hear every minute of every day, it becomes too loud for them to listen to their hearts. They will do terrible things and believe they are doing what is right.”
― Allen Eskens, The Quiet Librarian

“You cover your eyes with your hands and think that the problem will go away. To say that you do not care about politics is to be a man adrift on the ocean who says that he does not care about water.”
― Allen Eskens, The Quiet Librarian

“To say that you do not care about politics is to be a man adrift on the ocean who says that he does not care about water.”
― Allen Eskens, The Quiet Librarian

“Grief needs to be felt—”
― Allen Eskens, The Quiet Librarian

“There is no sacrifice I will not endure for my family.”
― Allen Eskens, The Quiet Librarian

“That is because you have chosen to live in your memories.”
― Allen Eskens, The Quiet Librarian