3 Quotes & Sayings By Marcus Brotherton

Marcus Brotherton is a British author and journalist. He was born in England to a family of Caribbean descent. His first book, The Golden Canary was released in November 2012 and went on to become a best seller. He's published several other books since he moved to the United States Read more

He was recently featured on the cover of The New York Times Book Review for his novel, One More Day.

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..I was there when we opened the gates. Some of these poor wretches running out were so emaciated they actually died from the excitement of being liberated. I saw it happen several times. These people in the camps — they were like walking skeletons. You could see all their bones. The gates opened and the people ran out yelling, "I'm free! I'm free! " And some of them died right there. I was horrified to see what the SS had done to these people. - Roy Gates . Marcus Brotherton
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Our heroes are over there where the white crosses are. We're survivors over here. None of us are heroes. I don't think you'll talk to a man who say we are. You figure a hero is someone who does above and beyond the call of duty, and when you give your life that's as above and beyond as you can get- Earl McClung. Marcus Brotherton