The Long Flight Home Quotes

“Be an egg, Susan thought. One could be soft with fear inside, but hard as slate outside.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“It wasn't a miracle. You believed. And made it happen.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“He wondered how long it took to recover from losing a loved one. One year? Ten years? A lifetime?”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“Too bad the Nazis aren't vampires, Ollie thought. At least with vampires, they could be deterred with holy water, crosses, and cloves of garlic. But with Nazis, we need antiaircraft guns, Hurricanes, and Spitfires. Ollie glanced back at the lofts. And maybe pigeons.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“Ollie watched the cemetery disappear in the distance and wondered if there would be enough trees in all of Britain to build the coffins.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“Of wartime London:

It looked as if London was being cremated, one piece at a time.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“London was being cremated,”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“Up there, I feel like a bird- even better, a pigeon.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“I adore their cooing, which, in my opinion, is even more soothing than a cat's purr.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“Despite the destruction of the city above them, the Londoners were doing their best to go about their lives, if not for themselves, for the children.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“For centuries, animals have been relied upon during times of war.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“These pigeons are going to help us win the war.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“One could be soft with fear inside, but hard as slate outside.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“I challenge you to name another animal that can find their way home from hundreds of miles away.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“Get off your bahookies!”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home

“The entire beach fortification was a deception. All of the pillboxes, guns, and soldiers were fake. The only thing that was real, it appeared, was the razor wire.”
― Alan Hlad, The Long Flight Home