“Coming down was the hardest part of any climbing.” – Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
quotes
“Maybe when people longed for a thing that bad the longing made them trust in anything that might give it to them.” – Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.
“When is a monster not a monster? Oh, when you love it.” – Caitlyn Siehl
“And the weather was so damn sick of being predictable; I heard it began snowing in the Sahara and I wanted to tell you that I’ve changed.” – Lang Leav
“Can we love nature for what it really is: predatory?” – Richard Siken, The War of the Foxes.
“Did he find that one last tender place to sink his teeth in?” ― Richard Siken, Crush.
“The way you slam your body into mine reminds me I’m alive, but monsters are always hungry, darling, and they’re only a few steps behind you,“ – Richard Siken, Crush.
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart; I am, I am, I am.” —Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar.
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” — Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore.
“I would always rather be happy than dignified.” —Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre.