The Marsh King's Daughter Quotes

“Memories aren't always about facts. Sometimes they're about feelings.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Memories can be tricky, especially those from childhood.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will the white man realize he cannot eat money”
― Karen Dionne, Home

“But my affections weren’t divided; they were multiplied.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will the white man realize he cannot eat money” was one of my father’s favorite sayings. “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“But you have to accept responsibility for your decisions, even when they don’t work out the way you wanted.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“This is not Stockholm syndrome; psychologists call it learned helplessness.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“In the U.P., hunting is practically a religion.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“The heart has a way of healing, even when the scars remain.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“The past may shape us, but it is the present that defines our future.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“In the midst of darkness, the light of hope will always find its way.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“We are defined by our choices, not our circumstances.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Forgiveness is a powerful tool, but some scars run too deep to ever fully heal.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Sometimes the best revenge is living a life filled with love and happiness.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“There is a darkness in all of us, but it's how we handle it that defines us.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“We are all products of our upbringing, but we have the power to choose who we become.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“The past has a way of seeping into the present, staining everything it touches.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Survival is not just about physical strength, but also the strength of your mind and spirit.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Sometimes the greatest monsters lie within the ones we love.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Raccoons have an almost uncanny ability to time their nighttime raids to when the ears are a day or two away from being ripe, and there’s not a fence in the world that can keep them out.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“這個地球不是祖先留下的遺產，是我們跟下一代借的。”
― 凱倫．狄昂尼(Karen Dionne), 沼澤王的女兒

“人有時候以為自己想要某樣東西，得到以後，才發現那根本不是他要的。”
― 凱倫．狄昂尼(Karen Dionne), 沼澤王的女兒

“他不是不得不愛我，而是想愛我。”
― 凱倫．狄昂尼(Karen Dionne), 沼澤王的女兒

“我的記憶是跟季節綁在一起的。哪件事是在幾歲時發生的我不一定記得，卻很清楚當時是什麼季節。”
― 凱倫．狄昂尼(Karen Dionne), 沼澤王的女兒

“繁衍招致衰敗。下一代興起，前一代就要走下坡了。後代將會是我們最危險的敵人，因為我們毫無防備。他們會活下來，從我們漸漸虛弱的手裡將權力取走。 ——卡爾．古斯塔夫．榮格”
― 凱倫．狄昂尼(Karen Dionne), 沼澤王的女兒

“What one person must do another one can’t.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Ihad no idea when I was growing up that there was anything wrong with my family. Children usually don’t. Whatever their situation, that’s what’s normal to them. Daughters of abusers fall in with abusive men as adults because that’s what they’re used to. It feels familiar. Natural. Even if they don’t like the circumstances in which they were brought up.”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter

“Sometimes love strikes like lightning, and its power is as blinding. Other times it comes gently, creeps up on you unawares and covers you like a blanket.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Marsh King's Daughter

“And what is truth, since it changes according to each individual's perception?”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Marsh King's Daughter

“ax”
― Karen Dionne, The Marsh King's Daughter