The Forsaken Quotes

“‎"Blind nationalism, like a distorting mirror at a fairground, bends the critical capacity of the beholder; and those who distinguish their personal identity by accident of geography will always, in a sense, remain vulnerable".”
― Tim Tzouliadis, The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia

“For suffering comes not only from the pain one receives, but also from the pain one inflicts on others in trying to survive.”
― Tim Tzouliadis, The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia

“Perhaps if a father watches his children starve to death in his arms, he might welcome the devil himself.”
― Tim Tzouliadis, The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia

“In the chaos of war, hardly a soul knew or cared about the solitary deaths of such victims.”
― Tim Tzouliadis, The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia

“I thought I was defending a temple. I found out I was defending a latrine”
― Tim Tzouliadis, The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia