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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
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"Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead" Quotes

A reclusive woman in a remote Polish village becomes embroiled in a series of strange deaths.

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We find ourselves in a state of emergency, and the only way to prevent the worst is to break out of the current order.

Olga Tokarczuk

changeemergency

I was wondering how it was that no one was to blame for anything.

Olga Tokarczuk

blame

I'm not sure whether it is possible to justify one's life just by being happy.

Olga Tokarczuk

happinesslife

We are foolish not to remember that we are animals.

Olga Tokarczuk

natureself-awareness

Only the idea of an individual is an illusion.

Olga Tokarczuk

individualityillusion

The dead are still in our company.

Olga Tokarczuk

deathmemory

I don't suppose that there's such a thing as a soul. But it's a good metaphor.

Olga Tokarczuk

metaphorsoul

It's dangerous to become an expert in supernatural phenomena.

Olga Tokarczuk

supernaturaldanger

I had a dream that there was a whole lot of snow, and that it was so cold that even the moon was shivering.

Olga Tokarczuk

dreamscold

We are all alone, we are all traveling, and we all end up in the same place.

Olga Tokarczuk

lonelinessdestiny