“[No] matter what a waste one has made of one's life, it is ever possible to find some path to redemption, however partial.” MadeMatterPathWasteNo Matter WhatRedemption Book:Cold Mountain: A Novel Source: Cold Mountain: A Novel
“That's just pain she said. It goes eventually. And when it's gone, there's no lasting memory. Not the worst of it anyway. It fades. Our minds aren't made to hold on to the particulars of pain the way we do bliss. It's a gift God gives us, a sign of His care for us.” WayGivingMindMadeSaidCarePainMemoriesGoneWorstBlissLastingFadesCold MountainLasting Memories Book:Cold Mountain: A Novel Source: Cold Mountain: A Novel
“From my childhood, I remember a tiny old woman named Mary, made pale and almost translucent by time. Mary's childhood memories extended back to the confusing and violent finale of the Civil War, and she told stories of brutal murders in those days and refused to name some of the killers, as if dead men might still be prosecuted in the late 1950s.” IfsMenMadeStillsWarStoriesMightRememberNamesMemoriesChildhoodLateMurderTinyViolentCivil WarKillersMaryPaleBrutalConfusingOld WomanDead ManChildhood MemoriesFinale Author:Charles Frazier
“I've always thought Harper Lee might have made a great decision. Much as you'd like to have more books by her, there's something about just one that's kind of mysterious and nice. On the other hand, the New York gossip about me was that I'd never write another book. So I thought, 'Well, I will then.” WritingWellsKindMadeBookHandsMightDecisionNiceNew YorkMysteriousJust OneGossipHarper Author:Charles Frazier
