Lily's Crossing Quotes

Lily’s crossing is about a youthful girl named Lily that isn’t always honest which gets her into trouble, however World War 2 has started, and there could be major consequences. Lily gets further from telling the truth due to a Hungarian boy moving to her town who she suspects is a Nazi spy. Another reason is people she cares about are moving away because of the war. As a result, she starts to lie as often as she speaks which could definitely have major consequences not just for her, but everyone around her.
One of the ways that she overcomes her bad habit of lying is to spend time around the people she lies too. As this seems counterproductive, it helps Lily feel comfortable around the person, comfortable enough that she wouldn’t lie to them or tell them fake information. The whole book would be an example because she had lied to Albert, right up until she felt comfortable around him, like she did with her best friend Margaret. ”Albert was going to kill himself. Yes, there it was, a giant of a wave.” Lily thought as she was

This is obvious but definitely the most effective since you can’t lie to air. Lily is still a kid, and just like any kid, she wants to be around her friend or always doing something, which as a result, makes her not lie. Things that keep her occupied are doing activities around her, or Margaret’s house, and practicing the piano or swimming. Usually when she’s doing these activities she is the most honest because it’s doing something that she loves and is passionate about, even when someone else is around. “We’ll make a pact, she said. We won’t lie. We’ll be brave.” (Giffy 151). This is another quote, but it's when Lily is doing something she loves, being around friends, and doing something active with her friend, which in this case is reading. This is also when they confess about their lies in the story, telling each other what they did wrong and why they did