The Way Quotes

“whether it is the innocent or the guilty you kill, the act of destruction degrades the soul. And buries all hope.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“Do not demand perfection of yourself. Only mindfulness. When the way seems unclear, or difficult, you must remember. And sometimes you must remember to remember.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“Do not confuse destruction with power. They are opposites. Think of this: How long does it take to crush a butterfly with a stick?” He looked about. When no one spoke he continued. “I can tell you from experience: It takes no time at all. And yet what is required to create a butterfly? Nothing short of a magical transformation—a divine shifting of blood and sinew—a miraculous act that not one of us could ever dream of achieving! When you remember it this way, you can see that the act of swatting down a butterfly is a minor and inferior act—and one of great cowardice!—in comparison to honoring and sustaining it. So it is with all life.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“Knowledge given too early can be more deadly than poison.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“And what is far worse, is that if one follows such a law, there can be no end to the damage. Until every eye, on every living thing, is cut out and thrown away.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“there can be no end to the damage. Until every eye, on every living thing, is cut out and thrown away.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“If I cut out your eye, then you will cut out mine. But then I, who struck first, will feel that justice has been snatched from my jaws and so, to right the wrong, I must cut out your second eye. And, in retaliation, you must cut out the second of mine. Enraged, I will prepare to take another, but as I stand before you, what am I to do? My enemy has run out of eyes!”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“You, on the other hand, are farmers. You generate life where there is none. You tend what is precious and living. And in so doing you cultivate and sustain miracles that honor the source of life. Why then would you degrade yourselves to be like them?” he demanded.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“Divided from one’s own sight, a person is rendered a tool in the hands of another.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“So, at that time, women did not live separately as the Sisters do?” “Oh no!” Ruth said,”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“people understood that if women and the life-giving source of the Mother did not exist, neither would they.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“And since women were the earthly beings who most clearly manifested the awesome power of Creation—by generating and sustaining new life from within their own bodies—they held positions of honor in both worship and community life.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“When life was treasured as a gift, not a promise.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“She blushed like a garden.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise

“But there are other people, other believers, who see patterns, or spirits, outlined by the spaces between the stars. Dark shapes. Like ravens, and trees, melting through the black.” Anna was jolted by the idea. She had never thought to look between the stars. She squinted, trying to make out the figures, her vision freed by this new perspective.”
― Kristen Wolf, The Way: A Girl Who Dared to Rise