Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle > Quotes

“There are some nights, some days, you just pray it will rain. Not because the crops need it or the wells are dangerously low. Sometimes you just need the clouds to burst and release the pressure building around you.”
― Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Even As We Breathe

“Empathy is fossilized in our bones.”
― Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Even As We Breathe

“The sun edged its way over the mountaintops just as it had done every morning since the beginning of time. It struck me that years from then, even years from now, the fog and the sun would be two of the very few constants in this landscape, just as our spirit, not our flesh, our blood, or even our bones, will be the only remains of our existence.”
― Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Even As We Breathe

“While lunch had been cold and sparse, the spread before me was rich with grease, butter, and sugar. I think those are the three real Cherokee Sisters. Corn, beans, and squash would be nothing without them.”
― Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Even As We Breathe