The Hours After Quotes

“I learned that my “kind” ailing landlord, who sees to it daily that my shoes are warmed next to the kitchen stove, has been a party member since 1933. I was assured, though, that he and his wife would not be thrown out as long as I continued to live there. That left me speechless for a few moments, and I guess my eyes filled with tears. He looked at me and said rather harshly, “Fraulein Weissmann, who had pity on your parents?”
― Gerda Weissmann Klein, The Hours After: Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath

“why can’t people bring as many unselfish sacrifices in the name of peace as they do in war—constructive, bloodless sacrifices? Most people are too indifferent to devote themselves to the world they live in with wholehearted effort. Does anyone ever learn from experience?”
― Gerda Weissmann Klein, The Hours After: Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath

“I love you. And by some miracle, you love me too. I went into the war to fight, expecting only ugliness and pain, but I found love. I discovered feelings within me that I didn’t know existed. I had dreams of an ideal, impossible to attain. I thought it must always remain only a fantasy, yet I found that you surpass all my dreams.”
― Gerda Weissmann Klein, The Hours After: Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath

“May you find all you hope for, and may the hand of God protect you and shield you from evil and give you peace and contentment, which I believe to be the cornerstones of happiness.”
― Gerda Weissmann Klein, The Hours After: Letters of Love and Longing in War's Aftermath