Enemies in the Orchard Quotes

“I may be blemished
but I am not rotten
to the core.”
― Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

“I want to be a man of faith,
but sometime I wonder
if there isn't enough
God to go around.”
― Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

“Avoiding the truth,
avoiding the responsibility
that comes with admitting the truth,
can seem a lot easier than being brave.”
― Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

“We may have just finished dessert, but that does nothing to sweeten her bitter tongue.”
― Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

“If I didn’t think too hard
or ask too many questions,
it was easy.
p. 63”
― Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

“Like the day I was captured,
I want to raise my arms,
show this woman and this girl
my empty hands.
p. 49”
― Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

“The longer I stay
in this schoolhouse,
the longer I live in this town,
the more space
I take up
and the less
I feel I belong.”
― Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard