Where the Rivers Merge Quotes

“Her gaze lifted to the books that lined the shelves of the library. Her expression was filled with wonder. ‘I like being here. I feel like I’m in church, you know? It’s a holy place. All these words surrounding me, just waiting for me to read them- they’re like gifts
from God.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Where the Rivers Merge

“What I wanted to do was not rule over the land or the fish in the water and birds in the sky, or the wild creatures. I wanted to defend and protect this pond, this land, and all the animals that lived on it. I felt within me the same ferocity of territorialism that any bird or animal in the wild did. This was my home.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Where the Rivers Merge

“Resilience is a remarkable thing. It requires strength, flexibility, and what I’ve later learned, faith. It is defined by an individual's ability to be knocked down by fate, tossed by uncertainty, and having one’s fortunes taken away. Then pick oneself up from the dirt and try again.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Where the Rivers Merge

“I do not own the land. The land owns me. I am merely the caretaker for my generation.”
― Mary Alice Monroe, Where the Rivers Merge