"She went back into the room and carefully locked the door to the balcony, as if she could lock out all the evil event…"

"She watched him lying there, defenseless as a child and, like a child, unconscious of the evil that had been unleashe…"

"The death of Tsaritsa would have remained one of a million anonymous deaths were it not for the fact that it happened…"

"Julia emerged from her reverie and repeated: "By then it was too late." She asked whether I remembered Emanuel, who h…"

"Sabina was tall and thin, with a startled expression, as if she knew in advance that the world and its inhabitants ha…"

"She went for so long without talking that silence became a habit."

"Finally she says, "What I remember best is the silence. But you can't talk about silence. Silence is the opposite of …"

"She says, "Other people suffered so much.... But no one beat or tortured me.... I never saw a German.... But still it…"

"Tiny drops of moisture bead up on her forehead. She wipes them off with the back of her hand and with this gesture se…"

"Once again it was quiet, too quiet after what had happened. ("The End")"