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Love Medicine
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"Love Medicine" Quotes

"Love Medicine" by Louise Erdrich is a multigenerational saga that interweaves the lives, loves, and struggles of several Ojibwe families on a North Dakota reservation.

Quotes

The only thing that keeps me alive is the hope that I will see her again.

Louise Erdrich

hopelove

She had been a good mother to him, but sometimes she had to be his father too.

Louise Erdrich

familyresponsibility

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed by his longing.

Louise Erdrich

imaginationlonging

I have been to the end of the earth, I have been to the end of the waters, I have been to the end of the sky, I have been to the end of the mountains, I have found none that are not my friends.

Louise Erdrich

friendshipnature

He only knew that his child was his reason for living.

Louise Erdrich

parentinglove

She danced the spirit dance, she sang the spirit song.

Louise Erdrich

spiritualitytradition

She wanted to be a woman who could be loved. She wanted to be treated as a woman should be treated.

Louise Erdrich

desireself-worth

The touch of his hand was the most beautiful thing she had ever felt.

Louise Erdrich

romancesensuality

She had been as close as a human can be to the heart of the world.

Louise Erdrich

connectionspirituality

She was like a star, nothing but light, but it was enough.

Louise Erdrich

beautyinner strength