The Bookshop of Secrets Quotes

“these boys – because they were just boys, you know – were the same as one another and given half a chance they’d happily kick a ball about together. But instead, we’d put them in uniform and shoved guns at them and told them to kill each other.”
― Kerry Barrett, The Bookshop of Secrets

“Nothing’s certain now, though, is it? Because of this blasted war.’ Bill arranged mugs on the tray, added the teapot and handed me the bottle of milk. ‘On the contrary,’ he said. ‘Nothing was ever certain. We’re just more aware of it now.”
― Kerry Barrett, The Bookshop of Secrets