Sharon Kernot > Quotes

“It was not beautifully remade;
it was awkwardly dead”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

“And Jeffrey's dark skin,
amid a sea of white,
made him an alien too.
In the country
of his ancestors.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

“I can feel it, Annie whispered.
The air is heavy with ghosts.
The birds sing only sad songs.
The ground swallowed many tears.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

“And they're not collected
and used as weapons
and they don't hang in the air
in a jumble of confusion.
When they are written
they are mine
unless I decide
to give them wings
and set them free.”
― Sharon Kernot, Birdy

“the songs of Oma's birds
were the only sounds
I wanted to hear.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

“Father sees it too, she said.
His head is dancing with ghosts.”
― Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy