M.K. Jones > Quotes

“Most family history research is just a trawl through records to find something that’s only meaningful to whoever’s looking. But sometimes a story stands out.”
― M.K. Jones, Three Times Removed

“Ghosts are fractions of memory. Something within our mind is projecting out, so we think we can see it.”
― M.K. Jones, Three Times Removed

“Different was something to be frightened of in those times. Usually encouraged and roused by the Church, which didn’t like women. It’s quite a history. You should read it sometime.”
― M.K. Jones, The Julia Legacy

“This couple had named their first two children after themselves. Was the third child’s name, Mari, also given a family name? If so, it was likely to be a grandmother. Another potential clue.”
― M.K. Jones, Line of Descent

“And, deal with it in the way you deal with anything you don’t understand: try to destroy it.”
― M.K. Jones, The Julia Legacy

“I presume you make that suggestion more in hope than expectation?”
― M.K. Jones, The Julia Legacy

“Human stories are the only way to keep humanity alive.”
― M.K. Jones, Line of Descent

“every story is told with a bias.”
― M.K. Jones, Line of Descent

“You can’t unknow things you wish you’d never found out.”
― M.K. Jones, The Julia Legacy

“After half an hour of tossing and turning, Maggie accepted that her brain was not going to magically lullaby itself to sleep.”
― M.K. Jones, The Julia Legacy

“she explained that something in the past, born out of a memory in a dream, was crying out to be understood.”
― M.K. Jones, Three Times Removed

“It’s so beautiful,” she said. “How do such ugly things happen in such a beautiful place?”
― M.K. Jones, Line of Descent

“He’s never had children of his own and he doesn’t know how to deal with your emotions, which are deeply ingrained.”
― M.K. Jones, The Julia Legacy