“Tragedy is a snake upon the continent, undulating through the thousands of years. The dispossession of Aboriginal people came first, blunt and traumatic, followed by the self-inflicted wounds of families like my own in places already well-versed in suffering. They were a grain of sand pushed aside by the belly of the serpent; a speck among countless others that gave the earth its raw, red hue. My father escaped”
― One Hundred Years of Dirt
― One Hundred Years of Dirt
“To understand a person, you must understand his father. This is true of Rodney and it is true of myself, too. Ours is a trauma passed from one generation to another, family heirlooms that are bequeathed by the living. There is an emotional and financial poverty that flows from these wounds.”
― One Hundred Years of Dirt
― One Hundred Years of Dirt
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