Cradles of the Reich Quotes

“Cradles of the Reich covers a dark period of history, but I hope readers will be heartened by how the connections women forge can carry us through the most harrowing of times and sometimes even drive us to act with heroism we hadn’t realized we were capable of.”
― Jennifer Coburn, Cradles of the Reich

“If you want to do something, it can’t be because you want to help the Jews. It has to be because you understand, heart and soul, that we are all inextricably bound. We don’t need a savior. We need allies.”
― Jennifer Coburn, Cradles of the Reich

“shaking her head. “It’s remarkable.” “That’s part of the problem, Gundi.” Sister Irma wiped away a tear. “I don’t want to be in a world where helping one another survive is remarkable.”
― Jennifer Coburn, Cradles of the Reich

“Just months earlier, Elsbeth had rolled her eyes at a neighbor who was carrying on about how pleasurable his new job was. “Spare me the false enthusiasm,” Elsbeth had told Gundi once the man was out of earshot. “A job is a job. It’s never pleasurable, or it would be called recreation. Work is work. You do what you need to in order to get by.”
― Jennifer Coburn, Cradles of the Reich

“don’t want to be in a world where helping one another survive is remarkable.”
― Jennifer Coburn, Cradles of the Reich