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Charles Frazier, born on November 4, 1950, is a renowned American novelist. His works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound historical background, with his most notable novel being 'Cold Mountain'.

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Famous Charles Frazier Quotes

“With the snow piling up outside, the warm dry cabin hidden in its fold of the mountain felt like a safe haven indeed, though it had not been such for the people who had lived there. Soldiers had found them and made the cabin trailhead to a path of exile, loss, and death. But for a while that night, it was a place that held within its walls no pain nor even a vague memory collection of pain.”

Pain Native Americans Haven

Book:Cold Mountain

Source: Cold Mountain

“...she knew in her heart that nature has a preference for a particular order: parents die, then children die. But it was a harsh design, offering little relief from pain, for being in accord with it means that the fortunate find themselves orphaned.”

Heart Mean Children Littles Pain Order Dies Parent Design Particular Fortunate Relief Offering Harsh Preference Accord

Book:Cold Mountain: A Novel

Source: Cold Mountain: A Novel

“Our worst pain is confined within our own skin.”

Pain Worst Skins Confined

Book:Thirteen Moons: A Novel

Source: Thirteen Moons: A Novel

“We are not strong enough to stand up against endless grief, And yet pain is the constant drone of life. So if we are to have any happiness at all, it is only in the passing instant.”

Ifs Enough Pain Strong Grief Constant Endless Passing Passings Instant Strong Enough Drones Not Strong Not Strong Enough

Book:Thirteen Moons: A Novel

Source: Thirteen Moons: 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.”

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Book:Cold Mountain: A Novel

Source: Cold Mountain: A Novel

About the Author

Born: November 4, 1950
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 102

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