Whistling Woman Quotes

“Her husband Luther followed, hat in hand, eyes downcast, his hair looking like a cat had been sucking on it.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

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― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“she had learned at an early age that silence was often the best course when it came to dealing with people.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“One day you’ll know that your child is your child for all of her life and that responsibility never ends, no matter how old she gets. It works the same for grandchildren.” “Maybe so,” I answered, “but”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Luther was so useless, if he had a third hand, he’d need another pocket to put it in.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“That boy’s more slippery than snot on a glass doorknob.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Monsters walking around disguised as people, they’re the ones you need to watch out for.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“I knew a whistling woman was exactly what I wanted to be. A woman who lived her life the way she wanted no matter what other people said or thought about her.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Papa’s”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“dying pigs and the other gruesome goings on, there”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“When our people were forced out of their homes and made to walk the Trail Where They Cried, the Elders were worried because the mothers couldn’t stop crying. Unlike the white man, women are revered by our People and are held as the head of the family. They hold much power within the different clans and are free to choose or reject their mate. The Elders knew there was no hope for the People if the women didn’t make it to the new land. They prayed to the Creator, asking Him to give the women strength. The Creator heard, and the next morning when the soldiers made them start walking again, He told the Elders to tell the women to look back down the trail where they’d walked the day before.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“When the women turned and looked, they saw a plant growing so fast it almost covered the trail behind them as they watched. In a little while, far less time than it should have taken, the plants started blooming. Beautiful white roses, each with five petals and with a golden center that the Creator said represented the white man’s greed. The stems had seven green leaves, one for each of the Cherokee clans, and were covered with sharp thorns to protect the beautiful flower and keep anyone from trying to pull it up or move it.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Although he called himself a Christian, I had a hard time correlating his vicious gossip, bigoted expressions, and arrogant manner as such. I often thought if God’s heaven was filled with creatures like him, maybe that’s not where I wanted to end up.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“He couldn’t pour rain out of a boot with a hole in the toe and directions on the heel.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“Human beings always seem to look for someone to torment. They’ve been doing it for many years now and I expect they’ll continue to do it as long as there are any people alive.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“That’s the kind of evil you should be scared of, the man who does vile things in the guise of doing good.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman

“You shouldn’t be scared of people just because they’re different. There are plenty of scarier things in this world.”
― C.C. Tillery, Whistling Woman