His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of mans heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.
I lift up onto my hands and look down at what I've done to her.
I've done the one thing I promised her I would never do.
I just made her a Tori.
I wince and drop my forehead to the side of her head and press my lips against her ear. I find her hand and reach for the pen beside us on the nightstand. I turn her hand over and press the tip of the pen to her palm.
I'm so sorry.
I kiss her palm, then crawl off the bed and back away. She opens her eyes long enough to look at her hand. She makes a tight fist and pulls her hand to her chest, then begins to sob into her pillow. I take my guitar, my phone, and my shame...and I leave her completely alone.
Sayfa 135
I really wanted to scream. I wanted to sob.
But what point was a scream no one heard? What point were tears no one saw?
Sayfa 135Kitabı okudu
"Names are important," she said, twirling the cord. "Mine is Ojka, and I have orders to keep you out."
Beyond the doors, Kell let out a scream of frustration, a sob of pain.
"My name is Lila Bard," she answered, drawing her favorite knife, "and I don't give a damn."
"Bir yığın Anadolu çocuğunu, yurttan kopmuş, uzak Medine içinde, iskorpite ve çöle yediriyorduk.
Bir sabah kumandanın odasına girdiğim zaman, gözlerinin ağlamaktan yorulmuş olduğunu görmüştüm. Kudüs, ingilizlerin elinde idi.
Oradaki son Türklerin nasıl kahramanca vuruştuklarını masanın üstünden aldığım şifreli telgraftan okudum. Kudüs'ü israiloğulları gibi bırakmadık; Türkler gibi bıraktık. Nebi Samoil üstünden Müslüman veya Hristiyan mabetlere doğru inenler, Türklerin sob gününü hatırlayacaktır."
Sayfa 112
1. A Revolution in Classical Music
“You’re going to be remembered as the SOB who brought women into this orchestra.”
