Ginny Koenig

“mine. Stories are gifts given by an elder to a younger person. Unfortunately, this gift is not given, nor received, as often today because many of our youth are occupied by television and the fast pace of modern-day living. Maybe tomorrow a few of today’s generation who were sensitive enough to have listened to their elders’ wisdom will have the traditional word-of-mouth stories living within their memory. Perhaps”
― Velma Wallis, Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival [Anniversary Edition]

“We learned then that war was not a quick heroic charge but a slow”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“Then there’s a crunch and a snapping”
― Linda Wilgus, The Sea Child

“Which word?” someone said. “Panic,” said T.J. But no one raised a hand. She explained. It came from the Greek god Pan: the god of the woods. He liked to trick people”
― Liz Moore, The God of the Woods