"Far from the Tree" Quotes
Three adopted siblings separated at birth meet for the first time as teenagers and grapple with family, identity, and forgiveness.
young adult | 374 pages | Published in 2017
Quotes
You don’t have to be related to someone to be their family.
Maybe who we are isn’t so much about what we do, but rather what we’re capable of when we least expect it.
Sometimes the family you choose turns out to be more important than the family you’re born into.
We can’t control who our parents are, but we can find who we belong with.
There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
You can’t pick your parents and you can’t pick your family. But you can pick your friends.
When you love someone, you make room. Even when they leave, you still have room.
Home isn’t where you are, it’s who you’re with.
You can’t regret the life you didn’t lead.
Maybe who we are is so much about what we do, but rather what we’re capable of when we least expect it.
