“There is often grief that comes with loving, Moshe. But it is worth it.”

“What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient.”

“Love is the only mirror we must use to judge ourselves and others.”

“The Reich may tell you whom you may love and whom you must hate. Oh, yes, Thomas, the Reich can dictate the inward life of every man.""Not the inward life." Thomas looked up sharply. "Only the outward show.”

“Tonight the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come marched in goose-step and raised a hand to salute "Heil Hitler!" Tonight the ghost wore a swastika on his armband instead of the simple red and white colors of Austria. And yet, on this silent night, the horrible specter seemed all but invisible in Vienna. Murphy could only wonder if he was the sole person at Sacher's who could hear the anthem of Hitler's hordes echoing distantly from beyond the mountains.”

“Sometime the only way t' keep goin' is t' keep goin'.”

“Anger is the wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.”