Ellen Wiseman > Ellen's Quotes

“That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.”
― Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

“Heimat. The word mean home in German, the place where one was born. But the term also conveys a subtler nuance, a certain tenderness. One's Heimat is not merely a matter of geography; it is where one's heart lies. ”
― Jenna Blum, Those Who Save Us

“I want you to understand something. War makes perpetrators of some, criminals of others, and victims of everyone. Just because a soldier is in the battle, doesn't mean that he believes in the war.”
― Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Plum Tree

“I know now that the most genuine happiness is kept afloat by an underlying sorrow.”
― Seré Prince Halverson, The Underside of Joy