The Paper Girl of Paris Quotes

“Life is so weird. Just when you think you understand something, you realize it’s way more complicated than you ever could have imagined.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“For years, we lingered on the bank of the river, scared to dip our toes in the water - but how do you cross to the other side that way? There's only one way to do it, and we've finally figured it out. We have to hold each other's hands and wade into the deep.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“Things never get any easier during wartime. Either the war ends or life gets worse.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“In this upside-down world, we anchor each other to the ground.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“But I want you to know, when you’re doing your work, and you feel like you’re all alone . . . I know who you really are, Adalyn. And no matter where I may be, know that if I am breathing, then I am thinking of you.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“Did you make it here okay?”
“The trains ran smoothly.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“Did you make it here okay?
The trains ran smoothly, Luc.
The trains ran smoothly.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“Here is the thing that is true about fire: it creates power, but it also creates destruction. My fire has fueled many victories, but it has destroyed what I had with the person I love most in the world.
My fire had caused me much pain but I can't put it out. I don't want to.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“Where do you draw the line between doing what is right and doing what you must to survive?”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“What I just said is impossible, you see, for three reasons. A German has no heart. A Jew eats no pork. And at nine twenty p.m., everyone is home listening to the BBC.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“Chloe can be somewhat blind to reality, too; she forgets that our parents are also trying to survive this war, in their own way.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“My friends and I can spot a random person in the background of an Instagram photo and figure out their name, age, school, and whether or not they're dating anybody in a matter of minutes.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris

“To meet someone outside my own family who shares my views... it's like being lost at sea and finally spotting land on the horizon.”
― Jordyn Taylor, The Paper Girl of Paris