The German Wife Quotes

“It’s not always the strongest trees that survive the storm. Sometimes it’s the trees that bend with the wind. And you, my treasure, find yourself right in a hurricane.”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“Isn’t an adult just a child, shaped by experience? How does a person learn not to hate, when that hate has been imprinted upon them from such a young age?”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“Hundreds of these decrees were passed, one by one. This is how polite society gives way to chaos. The collapse that comes at the end of the process is a consequence of the slow erosion over time.”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“not always the strongest trees that survive the storm. Sometimes it’s the trees that bend with the wind.”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk,”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“You're my best friend in the whole world- a sister if not by blood, then by choice.”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“The hatred had become almost self-generating now, infecting every corner of our society. It had grown so big and so dark, it threatened to suffocate us.”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“history is not an archive—it is a crystal ball.”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“This is how polite society gives way to chaos. The collapse that comes at the end of the process is a consequence of the slow erosion over time.”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife

“Maybe their presence would bring us peace, because while that pile of photos represented so much loss, they also carried so much love. The sum total of those moments was the woman I had become.”
― Kelly Rimmer, The German Wife