Cherie Dimaline
Born: 01-01-1975
Cherie Dimaline is an acclaimed Métis author from Canada, best known for her captivating storytelling and exploration of Indigenous themes. Her novel "The Marrow Thieves" won numerous awards, including the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. Dimaline's work often weaves together dystopian elements with rich cultural narratives, highlighting resilience and identity. Her writing has earned her a prominent place in contemporary literature, celebrated for its emotional depth and cultural significance.
Book summaries for books written by Cherie Dimaline
Quotes
Sometimes the only way to keep from being swallowed by life is to go where it can't.
We are the old ones. We are the new ones. We are the same ones.
It was funny how quickly a place could become home; the open prairie, the tall grass, the smell of sage and sweet clover.
You could have your own dream, believe in your own future, and choose your own life.
I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
We were a perfect family. We were always moving.
I knew that when you didn't belong anywhere, you belonged everywhere.
There was a new language to learn here, and the words were easy to say: I love you, I miss you, I need you.
At night, when the moon is high, we sing in the language of our ancestors.
They took the songs from our throats and the rhythm from our feet, but they couldn't take away our hearts.
In a world of no tomorrows, I have found my forever.
I hold the marrow of the world in my bones.