Shmuel Quotes

• You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life.

  →

  John Boyne

  My Best Friend   Shmuel   Friends For Life  

  908

• Very slowly he turned his head back to look at Shmuel, who wasn't crying anymore, merely staring at the floor and looking as if he was trying to convince his soul not to live inside his tiny body anymore, but to slip away and sail to the door and rise up into the sky, gliding through the clouds until it was very far away.'' -The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  →

  John Boyne

  Boys   Clouds   Doors  

  John Boyne (2012). “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, p.178, Random House

  3154

• Bruno: "Why do you wear pajamas all day?" Shmuel: "The soldiers. They took all our clothes away." Bruno: "My dad's a soldier, but not the sort that takes people's clothes away."

  →

  John Boyne

  Dad   Clothes   People  

  "Fictional characters". "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas", www.imdb.com. 2008.

  518

• He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.

  →

  John Boyne

  Character   Hands   My Best Friend  

  John Boyne (2016). “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, p.329, Random House

  3719

• ...Despite the mayhem that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded him to let go.

  →

  John Boyne

  Letting Go   Hands   Holocaust  

  1176