Three Sisters Quotes

“Being told to do something from an older sister is one thing; but being asked, and so sweetly, by her father is quite another.

″‘Livi, please, will you sit down?’ Cibi tells her. At seven years old, she is the eldest of the siblings, and it is her responsibility to chastise them when they misbehave.”

“I want you to make a promise to me and to each other that you will always take care of your sisters. That you will always be there for one another, no matter what. That you will not allow anything to take you away from each other.”

“Yes, my darling. I am perfect. I have my girls with me- what more could a father ask for?”

“The three of you are stronger together, you must never forget that.”

“He has prayed endlessly for more time with his girls. He needs to guide them into adulthood, attend their weddings, hold his grandchildren.”

“She knows it isn’t rational, but she feels that the war, the Germans, her country’s capitulation to the Nazis- none of it would have happened if he were alive.”

“He has too much to lose; he has to survive.”

″‘You’re going to be okay Magda. I won’t let anything happen to you.’ Magda forces a small smile. ‘That’s my line. I’m your big sister, I look after you.‘”

“The responsibility he bears for his daughter and grandchildren has aged him beyond his years, and he has no time for intrigue.”