Part 1

A. “I planted a seed of hatred in my heart. I swore it would grow to be a massive tree whose roots would strangle them all.".”

B. “My husband, Andrius, says that evil will rule until good men or women choose to act. I believe him."

C. “I left the jutra to chop wood. I began my walk through the snow, five kilometers to the tree line. That's when I saw it. A tiny silver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon. I stared at the amber band of sunlight, smiling. The sun had returned."

D. “Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.”

E. “He threw his burning cigarette onto our clean living room floor and ground it into the wood with his boot. We were about to become cigarettes.”