kinder transport quotes Flashcards
+Evelyn ~ “this c__________ v___________”
this continual vacillation
Evelyn ~ “I was c_________”
I was cleansed
Evelyn ~ “the w________ has been s_______ away and underneath is pure f____”
the whitewash has been stripped away and underneath is pure filth
Evelyn ~ “A c______ g_____ is r_______ forever”
a chipped glass is ruined forever
Evelyn ~ “_______ spat me out. _______ took me in”
Germany spat me out. England took me in”
Evelyn ~ “_____ is all i have left Faith. One _____ and I might _____ forever”
blood is all i have left Faith. One prick and I might bleed forever
Evelyn ~ “You can’t let people who ____ you tell you what you ___”
you can’t let people who hate you tell you what you are
Faith ~ “lost in the _________”
lost in the millions
Faith ~ “Mr _______________”
mr ingratitude
Faith ~ “look at these __________. Where’s the ____ for these ____? The _____ for these _________?”
look at these remains. where’s the body for these feet? the hands for these fingers
Faith ~ “All that __________ and __________ like you’re going to ___”
all that shaking and gulping like you’re going to die
Faith ~ “A _________ awful, ________ cow of a ______ “
a fucking awful, lying cow of a mother
The Ratcatcher ~ “who has ___________ their ___________?”
who has forgotten their blessings?
The Ratcatcher (english postman) ~ “Everyone knows he ______. All Germans ______. Well known _____”
everyone knows he smells. all germans smell. well known fact
The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “_____ land”
boche land
The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “thought he’d done ____________ things for _____ country”
thought he’d done wonderful things for your country
The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “____ __________ love”
same difference love
The Ratcatcher (officer) ~ “don’t want you to _______ who you are now do we?”
don’t want you to forget who you are now do we?
Helga ~ “you have to be able to _______ on your ____”
you have to be able to manage on your own
Helga ~ “_____ says a lot of _____ things”
karla says a lot of silly things
Helga ~ “you ____ like it better in _________”
you will like it better in america
Helga ~ “What am i ________ ____ __! I am your _______. I ____ you. We ____ be ___________”
what am i making you do! i am your mother. i love you. we must be together
Helga ~ “my suffering is ______________. yours is __________”
my suffering is monumental. yours is personal
Helga ~ “we all ___ one day, but ______ never ____ or _______. Through our __________ we live. That’s how we ______ death”
we all die one day, but jewels never fade or perish. through our children we live. that’s how we cheat death”
