A Family of Dreamers Quotes

“i dream of aunties i've never met,
sitting around kokum's table,
northern wind escaping their lips,
they tell me that my first love has to be
continuation.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers

“how many times did we have to hold
each other's hands
through living?

the underbelly of a fish is its most tender place
you -- fish belly -- are mine
and i think that's what's made
this growing so painful.

you were the only motherfucker
in this city who knew how to handle me.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers

“you missed the lesson
about the impossibility of
loving someone until they love
you the way you want them to.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers

“on the cab ride home
i promise my ancestors
that i will never write the words:
"straight-edge vegan one-night stand"
again.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers

“solace comes in small waves,
and never all at once.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers

“the spirits in our bodies tell us
that when we can no longer speak
they will speak for us.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers

“we have to let our dead leaves fall
to grow a stronger tree.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers

“i have to tell my body
that no matter where we run
we will always be together.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers

“they will come and they will go,
you can't hold onto someone's spirit,
if it's already halfway out the door -- sam,
sometimes the letting go comes at the beginning.”
― Samantha Nock, A Family of Dreamers