'Heredity' - Thomas Hardy
The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown; no one can say why the same peculiarity in different individuals of the same species, and in individuals of different species, is sometimes inherited and sometimes not so; why the child often reverts in certain characters to its grandfather or grandmother or other much more remote ancestor; why a pe
... See moreCharles Darwin • On the origin of species
introversion and melancholy – traits the natives already possessed in massive hereditary infusions
Colin Barrett • Wild Houses
When people think of the ancestors, the first thing that comes to mind is blood relatives from the past. In Druidry, we honour not only our blood ancestors, but also those ancestors of tradition (those who have shared our worldviews) and of place (those who are a part of our land). Yet it is not only the ancestors of the past that concern us – it i
... See moreJoanna van der Hoeven • Pagan Portals - The Awen Alone
I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture, my father's opinions, and my mother's contempt for my father.
Jules Feiffer - I grew up to have my father's looks, my...
Whose grief do we carry in our bodies?