Later, Ella looked for the two swallows in the eaves outside the window, watching them even more closely now. The thought of them flying all that way, across mountains and seas and returning here, because this was their home - of them knowing how to find it - changed things. It was a new way of seeing; this was no longer just the place where women and men were kept, but the home of other creatures too, ones that had travelled far and still chosen it because this, above all other places, was the place to bring their families into the world. Anna Hope
About This Quote

In this quote, by Georgia O'Keefe, a woman is speaking about her feeling of home. She describes the house as a place where other creatures bring their families into the world. She is not thinking about herself but about the house that will welcome the arrival of a family. This is an example of how homes can be seen as a good place to bring new life into the world.

Source: The Ballroom

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