The Air Raid Book Club Quotes

“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“There is always a storm coming, always a battle on the horizon. You need to learn to enjoy the peace before it disappears.”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“Quite. But Hedy has inherited her mother's skills as a seamstress.
Very good. Tell her to come and see me. If you can't sew, can you knit?
A little. Although I made my father a pair of socks once and he said he would only wear them on Sundays because they were so holey. One of the volunteers snorted with laughter.”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship. —Louisa May Alcott, Little Women”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read. —Abraham Lincoln”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“every”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“Gertie had come to realize that wars weren't fought by generals and politicians. They were fought by armies of ordinary people battling, struggling and holding one another up as they pushed onward. Ordinary people living through extraordinary times, making a difference through small endeavors and vast courage.”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“Gertie had come to realize that wars weren't fought by generals and politicians. They were fought by armies of ordinary people battling, struggling and holding one another up as they pushed onward.”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever read. —Charles Dickens, Great Expectations”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

“To appreciate the calm. There is always a storm coming, always a battle on the horizon. You need to learn to enjoy the peace before it disappears.”
― Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club