The Last Neanderthal Quotes

“Words could be empty. It was the return of a gesture that held meaning. And”
― Claire Cameron, The Last Neanderthal

“Big Mother believed that the measure of a life could be reduced to such small things, a count of the wrinkles to see how many laughs versus how many frowns a body had produced. Because of this, Girl knew that the old woman made sure to laugh often.”
― Claire Cameron, The Last Neanderthal

“There were only two kinds of meat: The meat that gets to eat. And the meat that gets eaten.”
― Claire Cameron, The Last Neanderthal

“Like the skills of hunting, repairing, and building, learning to hold some of her worries back was part of growing up. She had to focus on the hunt. She shouldn't divert the attention of her body from the present moment; it could put them all at risk. The world was so easily lost.”
― Claire Cameron, The Last Neanderthal