Recently I finished a book called "The book of lost names" by Kristin Harmel. The story is a beautiful tale of love, integrity and hope from one of the most gruesome war of human history. Eva, the protagonist starts forging documents for identification for Jewish in order to save them from the cruelty of German Nazis. As the story unfolds how Eva did what she did to save the people and the support she received from well intended people; we also get to know the love she has for books in general. Here are few excerpts copied from the book which I have noted down for myself and something I totally align myself with. I want to keep coming back to these quotes and remember how wonderful book lovers/readers are.
1. The protagonist (Eva) thinking about her father
"He had taught her to love reading, one of the greatest gifts a parent could give a child, and in doing so, he had opened the world to her."
2. Eva while visiting a bookstore and meeting its owner
"Eva refused to believe that a person who had made a life from books could have evil in her heart."
3. Eva while visiting the church's library for the first time
"Books, wherever they were in the world, always felt like home to her."
4. The church's priest talking about the what bookstore's owner felt about Eva
"When she came to see me, she said that anyone who saw the magic in books had to be good.”
5. Old Eva while waiting for her flight and watching a preschooler engrossed in a coloring book
"I’ve always thought that it’s those children—the ones who realize that books are magic—who will have the brightest lives."
"Once you’ve fallen in love with books, their presence can make you feel at home anywhere, even in places where you shouldn’t belong."
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