The Seed Keeper Quotes

“You can fix a lot of things, but you can't un-die people.”
― Andy Slavitt, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response

“Love the seeds as you love your children and the people will survive.”
― Diane Wilson

“Rosie, if you know the stars and plants, you will never be lost or alone.”
― Diane Wilson

“My father once said that trees talk to one another through this web, sharing stories and food, sending what they don't need along to their neighbors. "We live that same way," he said. "We learn from the trees by watching and listening. When you hit that tree with your big stick Rosie, you leave a mark and the whole forest hears it. Then they ignore you. They stop talking when you're around. But if you come on quietly.. if you can learn to come on quietly and to listen, then you will never be without friends.”
― Diane Wilson

“They didn't know that later Mankato would become best known for hosting the largest mass hanging in the country's history. My father said that hanging is like a wound that won't heal.”
― Diane Wilson