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Author: John Boyne
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  1. John Boyne _ The Absolutist

    There were others, such as Jack London,who offered their readers such a respite from the miserable horror of existence that their books were like gifts from the gods. {Character of Tristan Sadler in "the Absolutist"}
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  2. John Boyne _ The Absolutist

    the usual nonsense that people who know nothing about anything, like me, say when they don't want their own days to be ruined by worrying about others.
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  3. John Boyne _ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    Bruno: Me parece que no puedo dejarlo. Me parece que no quiero.
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  4. John Boyne _ The Heart's Invisible Furies

    Long before we discovered that he had fathered two children by two different women, one in Drimoleague and one in Clonakilty, Father James Monroe stood on the altar of the Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, in the parish of Goleen, West Cork, and denounced my mother as a whore.
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  5. John Boyne _ The Heart's Invisible Furies

    My mother was Eveline Hartford," said Maude, as if this would mean something to one or the other of us. "So as you know, she simply adored chairs.
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  6. John Boyne _ The Heart's Invisible Furies

    There's nothing more tedious than a grown man blaming his parents, birth or otherwise, for all the things that have gone wrong in his life.
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  7. John Boyne _ A Ladder to the Sky

    The more you read, the more you write, the more the ideas will appear. They'll fall like confetti around your head and your only difficulty will be deciding which ones to catch and which to let fall to the floor.
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  8. John Boyne _ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    But what about school?' said Bruno, interrupting her, a thing he knew he was not supposed to do but which he felt he would be forgiven for on this occasion. 'And what about Karl and Daniel and Martin? How will they know where I am when we want to do things together?
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  9. John Boyne _ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    Bruno thought about this and frowned. He wasn't particularly bothered if Gretel was being sent away because she was a Hopeless Case and caused nothing but trouble for him. But it seemed a little unfair that they all had to go with her.
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  10. John Boyne _ The Absolutist

    Is it too much to ask for decent transportation during one's lifetime?
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  11. John Boyne _ This House is Haunted

    I've always considered myself to be the sturdy type. You know, the sort who can put up with any unpleasant situation if I have to."
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  12. John Boyne _ The Heart's Invisible Furies

    Do you watch Neighbors, Cyril?" "Well, I've seen it," I admitted. "Although I wouldn't go so far as to say I watch it." "You should. It's magnificent. Shakespearean in its characterization.
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