Marina Chapman > Quotes

“Family is not just about who you appear to belong to, or what it says on your birth certificate, or who you look like, or even what they’d find if they studied your DNA. Family is found anywhere you are loved and cared for. That might mean friends or foster parents, a group or even a charity. What matters far more — so much more than chemistry or ancestry — is that precious bond, that reassurance that they won’t let you down.”
― Marina Chapman, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys

“I had only two concerns: to satisfy my basic needs and to satisfy my curiosity — the same simple life that the monkeys had.”
― Marina Chapman, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys

“Pick yourself up, stand up tall, invent something with what you do have, be grateful in the little, and get moving!’ Mum”
― Marina Chapman, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys

“What an intense thing it is — this human need to be loved. It’s one of the most profound things that make social animals social.”
― Marina Chapman, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys

“Family is not just about who you appear to belong to, or what it says on your birth certificate, or who you look like, or even what they’d find if they studied your DNA. Family is found anywhere you are loved and cared for.”
― Marina Chapman, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys

“I learned a valuable lesson that day. And an enduring one, too, because it resonates with me still. Family is not just about who you appear to belong to, or what it says on your birth certificate, or who you look like, or even what they’d find if they studied your DNA. Family is found anywhere you are loved and cared for. That might mean friends or foster parents, a group or even a charity. What matters far more — so much more than chemistry or ancestry — is that precious bond, that reassurance that they won’t let you down.”
― Marina Chapman, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys

“Hold on — one day you’re going to be someone.”
― Marina Chapman, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys

“Ese día aprendí una lección muy valiosa. Y perdurable, pues todavía la recuerdo. La familia no es sólo cuestión de adónde crees pertenecer ni de a quién te parezcas, ni de lo que diga en tu certificado de nacimiento, ni de lo que encontrarían si examinaran tu ADN. La”
― Marina Chapman, La niña sin nombre: La increíble historia de una mujer criada por monos

“How can the head ever compete with the strength of the heart’s feelings?”
― Marina Chapman, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys