There was none of the quiet insolence about this man.
Carson McCullersBut no value has been put on human life; it is given to us free and taken without being paid for. What is it worth? If you look around, at times the value may seem to be little or nothing at all.
Carson McCullersHis own life seemed so solitary, a fragile column supporting nothing amidst the wreckage of the years.
Carson McCullersShe was afraid of these things that made her suddenly wonder who she was, and what she was going to be in the world, and why she was standing at that minute, seeing a light, or listening, or staring up into the sky: alone.
Carson McCullersFor in a swift radiance of illumination he saw a glimpse of human struggle and valor. Of the endless fluid passage of the humanity through endless time. And of those who labor and of those who - one word- love. His soul expanded. But for a moment only. For in him, he felt a warning, a shaft of terror.
Carson McCullersThere was hope in him, and soon perhaps the outline of his journey would take form.
Carson McCullersJake had begun to carry chalk in his pockets, also. He wrote brief sentences. He tried to word them so that a man would think.
Carson McCullersMy advice to you is this. Do not attempt to stand alone. ...The most fatal thing a man can do is try to stand alone.
Carson McCullersI do not have any home. So why should I be homesick?
Carson McCullersThe people dreamed and fought and slept as much as ever. And by habit they shortened their thoughts so that they would not wander out into the darkness beyond tomorrow.
Carson McCullersTag: darkness
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