“They would grow old together measuring time by the life spans of a succession of speckled bird dogs.” AgeTime Book:Cold Mountain: A Novel Source: Cold Mountain: A Novel
“She wondered if literature might lose some of its interest when she reached an age or state of mind where her life was set on such a sure course that the things she read might stop seeming so powerfully like alternate directions for her being.” IfsMindStatesMightAgeCoursesLiteratureInterestLosesState Of MindSeemingCold Mountain Book:Cold Mountain: A Novel Source: Cold Mountain: A Novel
“So of course time is necessary. But nevertheless damn painful, for it transforms all the pieces of your life - joy and sorrow, youth and age, love and hate, terror and bliss - from fire into smoke rising up the air and dissipating on a breeze.” AgeJoyHateCoursesFirePiecesAirYouthSorrowPainfulTerrorSmokeDamnBlissRisingNeverthelessBreezeLove And HateJoys And SorrowsRising UpAge Love Author:Charles Frazier
“Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in Black Mask magazine during the Twenties and Thirties. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler learnt their craft and developed a distinct literary style and attitude toward the modern world.” WorldAgeBlackAttitudeFictionModernStyleCrimeTwentiesMagazinesCraftsMaskModern WorldCrime FictionLiterary Style Author:Charles Frazier
“Well, I'm a slow writer. For me, a good day is a page, maybe a page and a half. I'd love to be more efficient, but I am not.” LoveWellsAgeHalfPagesEfficientGood Day Author:Charles Frazier