The Dutch Wife Quotes

“We need to be able to laugh about what life throws at us. How else can we expect to press on?”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

“You see, over the course of a game, luck tends to balance out, and it comes down to strategy....It all depends on those opening rolls of the die. If you're not rolling high, you'll need to start building walls to block your opponent. At any moment, everything can shift, but strength lies in knowing when to maintain your defences, and when it's safe to make a move.”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

“His devotion makes me wish, I wish I had something to make me stronger, to give me hope.”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

“You think it’s best to stay quiet, stick with the flock, even if the flock is headed in the wrong direction. You’re wrong. We have to fight. We have to do something, we have to do anything we can, to show them they won’t succeed with their plans. That we won’t let them win. Argentina needs us, all of us.”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

“Every time, I ended up putting it back on the shelf, because, no matter what, I couldn’t throw it away. I don’t think I ever could. All I want is to hear your voice on the phone again, to hear you say you miss me, that you care.”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

“The idea of a cleanse sounded so clinical that Karl almost forgot they were talking about actual people.”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife

“For long hours, we labored in the Siemens-Schuckert factory near camp, where we made electric components for submarines.”
― Ellen Keith, The Dutch Wife