Tina Makereti > Quotes

“He could not take from me the language that was already under my skin. No, I had not the spiral markings that my father had worn but I am sure the same ink runs through my veins.”
― Tina Makereti, The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke

“Life climbs back into itself, life makes itself anew, and even the desecration of a people is no match for the plans the sacred has for itself.”
― Tina Makereti, Where the Rekohu Bone Sings