Quotes about Ancestors

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I am an offspring of the dead. I am descended from the deceased. I am the progeny of phantoms. My ancestors are the illu — Thomas Ligotti, Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
Many African societies divide humans into three categories: those still alive on the earth, the sasha, and the zamani. T — James W. Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me
Here it is necessary briefly to consider the question of the cult of ancestors before venturing farther. The spirits of — Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins
A third layer of nativeness was composed of those whom others thought directly descended, even the tiniest fraction of t — Mohsin Hamid, Exit West
No one can be free who has a thousand ancestors. — L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs
Because survival and love are the immortal truths of humankind, no generation is a total stranger to the forerunner gene — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legac — Paul Tsongas
... I fell in love with him even more, because I realized I was not just falling in love with Taymour but also with gene — Saleem Haddad