The Day of Atonement Quotes

“I knew there was no point in debating a man such as this. The world bent and contorted itself to fit his understanding, not the other way around. I could not make him see reason, could not make him regret his actions. It would be a mistake to try.”
― David Liss, The Day of Atonement

“If you see only what you expect to see, you will miss what is before your eyes.”
― David Liss, The Day of Atonement

“Choices are in our power, but consequences are not.”
― David Liss, The Day of Atonement

“Gabriela was in prison for Judaizing, but she recited the prayers of her tormentors. She had not even the comfort of the religion for which she was punished.”
― David Liss, The Day of Atonement