“I'm ruined beyond repair, is what I fear...And if so, in time we'd both be wretched and bitter." "I know people can be mended. Not all, and some more immediately than others. But some can be. I don't see why not you." "Why not me?” PeopleIfsKnowsBitterWhy NotRuinedWretched Author:Charles Frazier
“And then she thought that you went on living one day after another, and in time you were somebody else, your previous self only like a close relative, a sister or brother, with whom you shared a past. But a different person, a separate life. Certainly neither she nor Inman were the people they had been the last time they were together. And she believed maybe she liked them both better now.” PeoplePersonsDifferentSelfTogetherLastsPastBrotherOne DayRelativeLast TimeBetter NowCold MountainSeparate Lives Book:Cold Mountain: A Novel Source: Cold Mountain: A Novel
“Mainly because people were what they were and you couldn't change them. most of the time, they couldn't change themselves, even if they were desperate to be somebody different from who they were. So, best keep your distance.” PeopleIfsDifferentDistanceDesperate Book:Nightwoods: A Novel Source: Nightwoods: A Novel
“People who are isolated interest me, whether they isolate themselves or have been isolated by circumstances.” PeopleHas BeensInterestCircumstancesIsolated Author:Charles Frazier
“I met people when we lived down in Raleigh who'd ask where I grew up, and I'd say about two hours west of Asheville, and they'd say they didn't know there was any North Carolina two hours west of Asheville. It was in many ways an isolated place.” PeopleKnowsWayTwoAsksHoursGrewMetsGrew UpWestIsolatedCarolinaNorth CarolinaRaleighIsolated PlacesAsheville Author:Charles Frazier
