The Art of Taxidermy Quotes

“It was not beautifully remade;
it was awkwardly dead”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

“And Jeffrey's dark skin,
amid a sea of white,
made him an alien too.
In the country
of his ancestors.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

“I can feel it, Annie whispered.
The air is heavy with ghosts.
The birds sing only sad songs.
The ground swallowed many tears.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

“Father sees it too, she said.
His head is dancing with ghosts.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

“the songs of Oma's birds
were the only sounds
I wanted to hear.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy