“Don't worry about dying, Elsa. Worry about not living. Be brave." - Grandpa Wolcott”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“Passion is a thunderstorm, there and gone. It nourishes, si, but it drowns, too.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“A warrior believes in an end she can’t see and fights for it. A warrior never gives up. A warrior fights for those weaker than herself. It sounds like motherhood to me.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“You blame yourself when they are the ones to blame.” Rose gave her a steady, reassuring look. “Remember, cara, hard times don’t last. Land and family do.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“Elsa knew that a library card—a thing they’d taken for granted all of their lives—meant there was still a future.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
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