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Quote by Gabrielle Roy

“The more the heart is nourished with happiness, the more it is insatiable.”

Author

Gabrielle Roy was a prominent French-Canadian author born on March 22, 1909, in Quebec, and passed away on July 13, 1983. Known for her works that vividly depict the daily life and characters in Quebec, she is considered one of the representative figures in Quebec literature. more

“Way back in 1989, I got lucky with my first published story when it was selected for the Journey Prize anthology. Then I got lucky three more times. It is astounding to see how many writers published in the anthology have gone on to publish great story collections and novels. The anthology is a windfall for both writer and reader.”

Way Firsts Stories Three Novel Gone Journey Reader Lucky Collections Prize More Time Publish Selected Anthology

Author:David Bergen

“I think a stalwart peasant in sheep-skin coat, born on the soil, whose forefathers have been farmers for ten generations, with a stout wife and a half dozen children, is good quality”

Thinking Children Has Beens Born Half Quality Wife Generations Ten Skins Soil Farmers Dozen Sheep Coats Peasants Forefathers Good Quality Stout Stalwart

Author:Clifford Sifton

“I am glad that the Crown have proved that I am the leader of the Half-breeds in the North-West. I will perhaps be one day acknowledged as more than a leader of the Half-breeds, and if I am I will have an opportunity of being acknowledged as a leader of good in this great country.”

Ifs Country Opportunity Half Leader One Day West Glad Crowns Great Country

Book:The Queen Vs. Louis Riel: Accused and Convicted of the Crime of High Treason. Report of Trial at Regina.--Appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench, Manitoba.--Appeal to the Privy Council, England.--Petition for Medical Examination of the Convict.--List of Petitions for Commutation of Sentence, Ottawa

Source: The Queen Vs. Louis Riel: Accused and Convicted of the Crime of High Treason. Report of Trial at Regina.--Appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench, Manitoba.--Appeal to the Privy Council, England.--Petition for Medical Examination of the Convict.--List of Petitions for Commutation of Sentence, Ottawa

“We must cherish our inheritance. We must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass on.”

Should Stories Written Youth Preserves Cherish Our Future Inheritance Nationality

Author:Louis Riel

“My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.”

People Giving Years Art Spirit Artist Culture Sleep Politician Hundred Awakening Awake

Author:Louis Riel

“I have nothing but my heart and I have given it long ago to my country.”

Heart Long Country Given My Heart Long Ago

Author:Louis Riel

“When I hear something that comes from me that makes me fall down off my chair, it's not often.”

Fall Chairs Falling Down

Author:Celine Dion