The Keeper of Hidden Books Quotes

“Books inspired free thought and empathy, an overall understanding and acceptance of everyone. In the pages of books that were burned and banned and ripped apart for pulping, Zofia had found herself. These were the parts of her that were human and strong and loving, parts that understood lives she had never led.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“Good books were like amazing sunsets or awe-inspiring landscapes, better enjoyed with someone else. There was no greater experience in the world than sharing the love of a book, discussing its finer points, and reliving the story all over again.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“I have died a thousand deaths, but that did not define me. Instead, I lived a thousand lives and it is for that reason that I now can write our story for future generations to always remember.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“The world also needs to remember to never take for granted what has been gifted to us through the sacrifice of others: the right to an education and learning, the power and luxury of freedom, and the beauty to appreciate the routine of simple, everyday life.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“It whispered to her in the silence, a promise only a book can make to a reader, to offer a journey unique to them, tailored to the path that life had led them.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“Janina paused, as though sampling the flavor of her words before putting them in her mouth. “I think one of the most important aspects of War and Peace is that no matter how successful a leader is, he is still just a man. His armies are subjected to the same circumstances as any of us. And if Napoleon could be defeated, so too can Hitler.” “He will be,” Darek vowed. “Of course he will,” Danuta agreed. “No man is above fate and the natural turn of events, no matter how much they try to manipulate things no one can control.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“When the book finally came to a satisfying close, she leaned back in bed after having stayed awake for too late, and blinked tears from her eyes with the joy for the love that mended so much hurt. And with sorrow to bid farewell to the characters who had grown roots within her heart over the course of those few days.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“We cannot allow education to be stifled or cultures to be erased or books to be banned.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“We cannot let the atrocities and persecution of the Jews slip between the cracks of history. We cannot allow education to be stifled or cultures to be erased or books to be banned. Nor can we let the memory of those brave men and women who fought for freedom and what is right disappear in the turning pages of time.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“In the pages of books that were burned and banned and ripped apart for pulping, Zofia had found herself. These were the parts of her that were human and strong and loving, parts that understood lives she had never led.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“There was power in literature. Brilliant and undeniable. Books inspired free thought and empathy, an overall understanding and acceptance of everyone.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“It whispered to her in the silence, a promise only a book can make to a reader, to offer a journey unique to them, tailored”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“This is a story about making the choices you know are right, even when the rest of the world feels confusing and disorienting. It’s knowing who you are and choosing kindness and love;”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“Books are the perfect conduit to convey a message to the world. It could be an idea that blossoms into a way of life. It could be a new theory for mankind to explore. It could be a journey of life that few have trod. When you have something to tell, it will simply burst from you and you won’t be able to stop it.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“For the last hour, each song had been like a match struck, leaving Zofia to bask in the glow of a golden memory. When the concert was done, those little flames had all snuffed out, relegating her to this cold, hard world where everything had changed. (p. 288)”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“When one has experienced the rawest sentience and passion, when you have died a thousand deaths and have learned to tame that agony into prose, that is how great emotion is written.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“She inhaled deeply, finding it easier to breathe in the Polish winter air that scalded her lungs than in the stuffy apartment where the heavy silence made the space seem unbearably small.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books

“Zofia settled on the ground and turned to the first chapter.”
― Madeline Martin, The Keeper of Hidden Books