“Lives are only one with living. How dare we, in our egos, claim catastrophe in the rise and fall of the individual entity? There is only Life, and we are beads strung on its strong and endless thread.” FallIndividualStrongEgoClaimsDareEndlessOnenessThreadEntityCatastropheBeadsRise And Fall Book:Cross Creek Source: Cross Creek
“A dead tree, falling, made less havoc than a live one. It seemed as though a live tree went down fighting, like an animal.” MadeFallFightingAnimalTreeHavocDead Trees Author:Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
“it is my conviction that the personality of the writer has nothing to do with the literate product of his mind. And publicity in this case embarrasses me because I am acutely conscious of how far short the book falls of the artistry I am struggling to achieve. It's like being caught half-dressed.” MindBookFallHalfCasesStruggleAchieveProductsPersonalityConsciousCaughtConvictionPublicityArtistry Author:Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings