The Next Ship Home Quotes

“some had an easier way than others, through no inherent superiority but simply by the luck of being born at the right place in the right time—or with the right nationality and ethnicity.”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“God knew what they had been through before they had decided to sail for America. Here, at Ellis Island, all of their fright, courage, and - most of all- hope, funneled into this one moment: passing through the registry office to the stairwell, the exit to their freedom, and to possibilities of which they could only dream before now.”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“The island had been infamous for centuries; a place to hang pirates and criminals, or runaway slaves. Perhaps spirits haunted the island still.”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“She hadn't had any schooling since she was a young girl, and learning again felt like a kind of freedom.”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“Jewish bakeries, Italian coffeehouses, and German delicatessens nestled against each other in a colorful parade of nationalities.”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“I've always found language fascinating. Since I was a child, I've seen it as a sort of code that unlocks secrets.”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“When you know a person's language, you come to find out who they are.”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“Day after day they came, an endless stream like a faucet left on by accident.”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“They laughed heartily and shouted over one another, the Sicilian dialect she hadn't heard in a while enveloping her. To the untrained eye, the group might have been arguing, but Francesca knew better. Why say something calmly when one could make their point much better with a little display of emotion?”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

“Sighing, she joined the cafeteria line and”
― Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home