Elizabeth WeinDon't know how I kept going. You just do. You have to, so you do. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.257, Egmont UK371Philosophy
Elizabeth WeinIncredible what slender threads you begin to hang your hopes on. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.212, Egmont UK371HopeReading
Elizabeth WeinOne moment flying in green sunlight, then the sky suddenly grey and dark. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.256, Egmont UK373Time
Elizabeth WeinFive years of destruction and mayhem, lives lost everywhere, shortages of food and fuel and clothing - and the insane mind behind it just urges us all on and on to more destructio… ▶341Thought
Elizabeth WeinSouthampton's barrage balloons floated gleaming in the moonlight like the ghosts of elephants and hippos. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.164, Egmont UK366Philosophy
Elizabeth WeinHow did you ever get here, Maddie Brodatt? 'Second to the right, and then straight on till morning,' she answered promptly-it did feel like Neverland. Crikey, am I so obviously Pe… ▶334DeathHumor
Elizabeth WeinVon Loewe really should know me well enough by now to realize that I am not going to face my execution without a fight. Or with anything remotely resembling dignity.323Philosophy
Elizabeth WeinAnd I envied her that she had chosen her work herself and was doing what she wanted to do. I don't suppose I had any idea what I 'wanted' and so I was chosen, not choosing. There'… ▶291Thought
Elizabeth WeinThere were no route maps posted on the walls, but a Wonderland-style sign commanding, 'If you know where you are, then please tell others. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name… ▶368Hope
Elizabeth WeinHope is treacherous, but how can you live without it?357Hope
Elizabeth WeinNothing like an arcane literary debate with your tyrannical master while you pass the time leading to your execution. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.122, Egmon… ▶358Time
Elizabeth WeinHope is the most treacherous thing in the world. It lifts you and lets you plummet. But as long as you're being lifted you don't worry about plummeting. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (20… ▶325Hope
Elizabeth WeinGod knows what I thought! Your brain does amazing acrobatics when it doesn't want to believe something. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2013). Rose Under Fire, p.74, Egmont UK293Thought
Elizabeth WeinBut people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they don't soar, they don't achieve great heights, without someone buoying them up. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2013). Rose Under F… ▶3610Humanity
Elizabeth WeinCareless talk costs lives. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2013). Rose Under Fire, p.17, Egmont UK262Sadness
Elizabeth WeinIt is so hard trying to say what you mean. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2013). Rose Under Fire, p.29, Egmont UK328Reflection
Elizabeth WeinYou can't just sit in a corner weeping or you'll die. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2013). Rose Under Fire, p.219, Egmont UK329Death
Elizabeth WeinMaddie took the top of her egg off. The hot bright yolk was like summer sun breaking through cloud. The first daffodil in the snow. A gold sovereign wrapped in a white silk handke… ▶3310DeathHope
Elizabeth WeinWe are a sensational team. ✨ Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein - review by Linda Buckley-Archer, www.theguardian.com. March 31, 2012.264Death
Elizabeth WeinIt's an illusion I've noticed before-- words on a page are like oxygen to a petrol engine, firing up ghosts. It only lasts while the words are in your head. After you put down the… ▶253LifeReading
Elizabeth WeinShe whispered, 'C'etait la Verite?' Was that Verity? Or perhaps she just meant, Was that the truth? Was it true? Did any of it really happen? Were the last three hours real? 'Yes,… ▶254Truth
Elizabeth WeinIt's like being in love, discovering your best friend. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.64, Egmont UK233Love
Elizabeth WeinA part of me will always be unflyable, stuck in the climb. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.295, Egmont UK257Thought
Elizabeth WeinFight with realistic hope, not to destroy all the world's wrong, but to renew its good. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2013). Rose Under Fire, p.45, Egmont UK224Hope
Elizabeth WeinIt's impossible to stall a Lizzie. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.173, Egmont UK225Truth
Elizabeth WeinLook at me!’ I screeched. ‘Look at me, Amadeus von Linden, you sadistic hypocrite, and watch this time! You’re not questioning me now, this isn’t your work, I’m not an enemy agent… ▶236SadnessThoughtTime
Elizabeth WeinIt never occurred to him that now he was looking at his master, at the one person in all the world who held his fate right between her palms - me, in patched hand-me-downs and unt… ▶204Philosophy
Elizabeth WeinOh Julie, wouldn’t I know if you were dead? Wouldn’t I feel it happening, like a jolt of electricity to my heart?259DeathLove
Elizabeth WeinIf you show this devious little liar one atom's worth of compassion I will have you shot.216Love
Elizabeth WeinMust stop. This ink is amazing, it really doesn't smear, even when you cry on it173Sadness
