Then Quotes

“A little hope goes a long way.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“He can do it any time he wants,' says Zelda, hugging me from the other side. 'Any time he sees a Nazi, he can just do a poo.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“A person doesn’t have to be here to love you.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Why do people start wars when they know so many sad things are going to happen?”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Sometimes you have to break a promise if it's the only way to save your family.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Hunger and thirst can make you really grumpy if you're not careful.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Little kids should be protected from worry as much as possible.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Everyone knows you never creep up behind a horse or a Nazi.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“I have a feeling he wants me to be telling the truth. But there's a world war on and hardly anyone tells the truth in a war.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Grown-ups can sometimes go straight from being anxious to being cross when they realise kids aren't badly hurt.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“This makes me feel worried. When you're a Jew in hiding and somebody stops being friendly, it could be serious.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Families suffer a lot when fathers and sons are blown to pieces. Sometimes they go mad. Sometimes they starve”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“That's the bad thing with stories. Sometimes they don't come true and sometimes what happens instead is even worse than you can imagine.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“In wartime, with people being killed every day, a lot of people end up in bed married to other people's husbands and wives.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“I know her shoulder isn't the only reason she's crying. It's also because of what's happened to our parents and our friends. And because the most powerful army in the history of the world is trying to kill us.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Which means I'll have to ask a grown-up for help
But asking for help can be risky these days. A lot of grown-ups aren't very good at listening to kids, specially not while they're shooting them.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Genia doesn't understand
Kids like us don't forget our real parents.
Not ever.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then

“Then we froze.
Me and Zelda and Cyryl and the other boys
A gunshot can do that. Make your whole body go cold and rigid, even if the bullet doesn't actually hit you.”
― Morris Gleitzman, Then