Quotes by : John Boyne

Let's not play games, Mr. Cratchett," I replied. "I wanted to let you know that I'll be coming in for....

Do you see the irony at all, Tristan?’ I stare at him and shake my head. He seems determined not to....

Don't you ever think,' he asked cautiously, 'that it would be better to be a bully than to be bullied?....

He's crazy," Bruno said, twirling a finger in circles around the side of his head and whistling to indicate....

No woman will ever take care of my children but me, she said. I will not allow it, do you understand?And....

He didn't want to play football. He wanted to be told the truth.

I would have dearly liked to close the French doors between us for a bit of peace, but Mam wouldn't allow....

There is cruelty in the world Eliza, you can see that, can't you?It surrounds us. It breathes on us.....

He looked the boy up and down as if he had never seen a child before and wasn't quite sure what he was....

What exactly was the difference? He wondered to himself. And who decided which people wore the striped....