Victoria Belim > Quotes

“Mourning a place is even more difficult than mourning a person. Losing a loved one is a tragic but inevitable part of human experience, but war is not. Seeing our familiar landmarks sink into violence, we grieve for ourselves as we once were and we question what we have become.”
― Victoria Belim, The Rooster House: My Ukrainian Family Story

“You cannot escape what you pretend doesn't hold you. You cannot be free if you are afraid of confronting reality.”
― Victoria Belim, The Rooster House: My Ukrainian Family Story