Above Ground Quotes

“The river that gives us water to drink is the same one that might wash us away.”
― Clint Smith, Above Ground: Library Edition

“Your life is only possible because of his ability to have walked through this country on fire without turning to ash.”
― Clint Smith, Above Ground: Library Edition

“Nostalgia is a well-intentioned wound.”
― Clint Smith III, Above Ground: Library Edition

“you do not go to a garden to watch
the flowers grow
you go to give thanks
for what has already bloomed.”
― Clint Smith, Above Ground: Library Edition