The Story of the Forest Quotes

“No wonder the ancients saw fish and twins and ploughs in the constellations – the urge to impose human meaning on random patterns is overwhelming.”
― Linda Grant, The Story of the Forest: A Novel

“Bread and mothers are the same thing.”
― Linda Grant, The Story of the Forest: A Novel

“She smiled and said nothing. An enigmatic smile, she had learned from going to the pictures, was a credible weapon in a girl’s armoury.”
― Linda Grant, The Story of the Forest: A Novel

“He was an impulsive man, but he knew better than to upset his wife. He did not understand her, never had. She never explained herself. It was her own kind of power.”
― Linda Grant, The Story of the Forest: A Novel