The Mechanic: A Novel (2016)

Alan Gold
Chapter Three: Joachim Gutman, Allied Occupied Germany, 1946

What frightens me, though, is that the world will forget. And what we forget today we will repeat tomorrow.

The Mechanic: A Novel (2016)

Alan Gold
Chapter 9, Joachim Gutman, Allied Occupied Germany, June 1946

Oh, we recognise our heroes from one heroic act, but true heroes aren’t just brave once, but are consistently brave in lots of little ways.

All the Ways We Said Goodbye (2020)

Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White
Chapter Thirteen: Babs

Her intense gaze bored into me. “You are a strong woman, Barbara. I know this already about you. Sometimes we don’t know how strong we are until we are left with no other choice, yes?” She smiled. “What is it they say? Some women are lost in the fire, and some are built with it. It’s too easy to quit when our lives don’t turn out the way we expect. But you and I are strong enough to imagine a new life. Something different, perhaps, but even better than what we’d hope.”