There were others, women with stories that were told in a quieter voice: women who hid Jewish children in their homes, putting themselves directly in harm's way to save others. Too many of them paid a terrible, unimaginable price for their heroism. And like so many women in wartime, they were largely forgotten after the war's end.There were no parades for them, very few medals, and almost no mention in the history books.
It felt like an oversight to me, something that needed to be corrected. They [women who hid Jewish children] deserved to be understood and remembered. - Megan Chance
It felt like an oversight to me, something that needed to be corrected. They [women who hid Jewish children] deserved to be understood and remembered.
- Megan Chance
Calling it lunacy makes it easier to explain away the things we don't understand. - Megan Chance
Calling it lunacy makes it easier to explain away the things we don't understand.
Trying to justify a world we don't hold all the answers to is what bedevils the best of us. Sometimes it's better just to accept that things are as w… - Megan Chance
Trying to justify a world we don't hold all the answers to is what bedevils the best of us. Sometimes it's better just to accept that things are as w…
All life's a risk, that's what makes it interesting. - Megan Chance
All life's a risk, that's what makes it interesting.
With The Nightingale, I had been kicking the idea around for years. I was frightened to write it because on the surface it seems so different for me. - Megan Chance
With The Nightingale, I had been kicking the idea around for years. I was frightened to write it because on the surface it seems so different for me.
In the end, there's only one thing you can believe. Bodies are honest; they don't lie. - Megan Chance
In the end, there's only one thing you can believe. Bodies are honest; they don't lie.
Sight is one of the most easily deceived senses. I could make a coin disappear and your eyes would believe it gone, even if it were merely up my slee… - Megan Chance
Sight is one of the most easily deceived senses. I could make a coin disappear and your eyes would believe it gone, even if it were merely up my slee…
I know I'm not normal in this, but [ Severus ] Snape is absolutely my favorite character in the Harry Potter books. He is completely mortal - good, b… - Megan Chance
I know I'm not normal in this, but [ Severus ] Snape is absolutely my favorite character in the Harry Potter books. He is completely mortal - good, b…
The woman who led [downed airmen] was named Andrée De Jongh and her story - one of heroism and peril and astounding courage - became the inspiration … - Megan Chance
The woman who led [downed airmen] was named Andrée De Jongh and her story - one of heroism and peril and astounding courage - became the inspiration …
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