"Live in your roots, not in your branches."

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Source : Nancy Willard (2014). “A Nancy Willard Reader: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.303, Open Road Media

Nancy Willard

#Roots Quotes #Branches Quotes #Superficiality Quotes

“If I'm the poster boy for steroids, ***** is going out of business.”
“If God's got a favorite songwriter, I think it's John Prine.”
“I'm simply saying that our deepest thoughts, desires and preoccupations manifest themselves in art, whether we intend them to or not. That's what art is for; it's not cerebral, it's emotional.”
“The most dangerous thing is a bored teenager. They have the stigma of being Indigenous, Aboriginal, and all the trappings that come with it. The connection does come a lot more from those kids, desert or not. They're stepping out into the world.”

Source : Source: aboriginalartandculture.wordpress.com
“Presence is needed to become aware of the Beauty, the Majesty, the Sacredness of Nature”
“The dead and past stories that I have told again in divers fashions, are not set down without authority.”

Source : Marie de France (2015). “Medieval Lays and Legends of Marie de France”, p.115, Xist Publishing
“It's not a one time heroic moment but is living each day with bravery.”
“My kids are incredibly secure. More and more of their friends' parents are divorcing, but my kids have absolute confidence that we'll stay together forever. That goes a long, long way.”

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