Love Quote by Mildred Walker
““And you've gone on all these years hating each other. Gil felt that hate. He could tell just being here. That's one of the things that drove him away from here, from me...' Mom was still so long I looked up at her...She shook her head. ...'No, Yelena, I never hate Ben an' Ben don't hate me. Gospode Boge! I love him here so all these years!' Mom touched her breast and her face broke into life. Her eyes were softer. 'Me hate Ben!' she laughed... I couldn't look at her, but I had to say what was in my mind. 'But all these years, even when I was a child, I've felt that you hated each other. When I heard you that night you both sounded cold and hard.' Mom made a sound of disgust in her throat. 'That don't mean nothing. We get mad, sure! Like ice an' snow an' thunder an' lightning storm, but they don't hurt the wheat down in the ground any.' Mom picked up her whitewash brush and slapped it against the rough boards. 'Yolochka, you don't know how love is yet.' ...She finished her wall and poured the whitewash that was left back in the bigger pail. 'You can write that young Gil of yours that he don't know what he think he does. Sure, we fight sometime, but we got no hate here.””
About This Quote
A mother reflects on a long-standing family hatred, urging a child to understand that conflict is natural but does not have to dominate relationships, and that love can emerge despite past animosity.
In simple terms: A mother tells her child that hate is normal but love can still exist.
Accept conflict as part of life, seek love.
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Type
When to use this quote
- psychology
- family dynamics
- literature
- self-help
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What steps can families take to heal long-term grudges?
- How does acknowledging pain help rebuild trust?
The narrative may oversimplify deep-seated resentment and its resolution.