"The Birchbark House" Quotes
"The Birchbark House" follows the life of a young Ojibwa girl named Omakayas as she grows up in the mid-1800s.
historical fiction | 256 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
But there is a knowledge that must be learned, and there are things that have to be said.
She tells you that you are strong, because you are.
In the night, the spirits come. They visit and they do not speak.
The earth is a living thing. Mountains speak, trees sing, lakes can think, pebbles have a soul.
Sometimes the truest mark of love is that it never ends.
You see, sometimes a person can be hurt and not show it. Sometimes a person can be happy and not show it. But the eyes always tell the truth.
The heart is like a small bird. It hates to be caged.
We must be kind to one another, because it is enough to be encompassed by sorrow, and we can't tell who is fighting a hard battle.
Sometimes the voice of the heart is but a whisper, and no one hears it.
The heart knows no distance, because it knows no time.
