{"quotes":[{"text":"...Despite the mayhem that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded him to let go.","author":"John Boyne","tags":["death","friendship","holocaust","inspirational","life","love","tear-jerker","wwii-fiction"],"id":7176,"author_id":"John+Boyne"},{"text":"People spoke in whispers, as if the war was listening.","author":"Chris Cleave","tags":["historical-fiction","war","wwii-fiction"],"id":122560,"author_id":"Chris+Cleave"},{"text":"Waves of ice cold shock swept over Theo.Mrs. Dietrich, the woman who fed him chocolate cookies every time she pulled a sliver from his finger, the woman who’d tended him through every sickness and illness he’d had, the woman he loved as much as his own mother: a war spy and traitor.Impossible!“You think your mom is a spy?” He said the words slowly, not quite believing they came from his mouth. “For Germany? That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.","author":"Jess Schira","tags":["historical-romance","shocking","wwii-fiction"],"id":133218,"author_id":"Jess+Schira"},{"text":"Because they are ignorant and their parents are ignorant. Because they don’t know any better.” Pastel Orphans.","author":"Gemma Liviero","tags":["children","holocaust","wwii-fiction"],"id":294314,"author_id":"Gemma+Liviero"},{"text":"He sweeps her hair back from her ears; he swings her above his head. He says she is his émerveillement. He says he will never leave her, not in a million years.","author":"Anthony Doerr","tags":["family","fathers-and-daughters","wwii-fiction"],"id":345025,"author_id":"Anthony+Doerr"},{"text":"Ari: The serial number was now my new name. I was dehumanized. I was branded like an animal, but was treated worse. This is what racism can do to people.","author":"Christopher Huh","tags":["prejudice","racism","wwii-fiction","wwii-history"],"id":418359,"author_id":"Christopher+Huh"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":6,"pages":1}}