“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights. You could no more call them back then ignore the mess they left when they fell.”

“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.”

“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights. You can't ever put the pieces back together after they hit home.”

“When Liesel left that day, she said something with great uneasiness. In translation, two giant words were struggled with, carried on her shoulder, and dropped as a bungling pair at Ilsa Hermann's feet. They fell off sideways as the girl veered with them and could no longer sustain their weight. Together, they sat on the floor, large and loud and clumsy. Two giant words...I'm sorry.”

“It was not something you could call friendship; it was at once less and more. The sharing of such experiences created a bond and set them apart from all others. It was not something that could be told to another person. There were no words with a meaning both could understand which would impart the physical horror or the heights and depths of emotion.”

“A brick could be dropped on your mother-in-law’s head from the height of 66.6 feet. You know, as a going away present. 
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