1. Night Motif Quotes

2. P. 30 Night. No one prayed, so that the night would pass quickly
P. 30 Night. No one prayed, so that the night would pass quickly. The stars were only sparks of fire which devoured us. Should that fire die out one day, there would be nothing left in the sky but dead stars, dead eyes. There was nothing else to do but to get into bed, into the beds of the absent ones; to rest, to gather one’s strength. At dawn, there was nothing left of this melancholy. We felt as though we were on holiday.

3. (Before going to the small ghetto): p
(Before going to the small ghetto): p. 27 Where were the people being taken to? Didn’t anyone know yet? No, the secret was well kept. Night had fallen. That evening we went to bed early. My father said: “Sleep well, children. It’s not until the day after tomorrow, Tuesday.” Monday passed like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first daylight hours.”

4. p. 22 Night fell. There were twenty people gathered in our back yard
p. 22 Night fell. There were twenty people gathered in our back yard. My father was telling them anecdotes and expounding his views on the situation. He was a good story teller. Suddenly the gate opened and Stern—a former tradesman who had become a policeman—came in and took my father aside. Despite the gathering dusk, I saw my father turn pale. “What’s the matter?” we all asked him. “I don’t know. I’ve been summoned to an extraordinary meeting of the council. Something must have happened.” The good story he had been in the middle of telling us was to remain unfinished. “I’m going there,” he went on. I shall be back as soon as I can. I’ll tell you all about it. Wait for me.” We were prepared to wait for some hours. The back yard became like the hall outside an operating room. We were only waiting for the door to open— to see the opening of the firmament (sky) itself…