Home / Quotes / Quote by Carson McCullers

Quote by Carson McCullers

“The trouble with me is that for a long time I have just been an I person. All people belong to a We except me. Not to belong to a We makes you too lonesome.”

Quote by Carson McCullers

Book:The Mortgaged Heart: Selected Writings

Work

The Mortgaged Heart: Selected Writings

This compilation brings together a variety of essays, poems, and short stories that delve into the complexities of the human heart, examining the intricate tapestry of love and loss in various forms. more

Author

Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers was an American author known for her unique literary style and profound insights into human nature. Her works, often set in the American South, explored themes such as loneliness, love, and identity. more

You May Also Like

“I am not meant to be alone and without you who understands.”

Meant To Be Without You Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Meant To Be Alone

Book:The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Source: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

“What are the sources of an illumination? To me, they come after hours of searching and keeping my soul ready. Yet they come in a flash, as a religious phenomenon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter had such an illumination, beginning my long search for the truth of the story and flashing light into the long two years ahead.”

Source: Illumination and night glare: the unfinished autobiography of Carson McCullers

“This fear is one of the horrors of an author's life. Where does work come from? What chance, what small episode will start the chain of creation? I once wrote a story about a writer who could not write anymore, and my friend Tennessee Williams said, 'How could you dare write that story, it's the most frightening work I have ever read.' I was pretty well sunk while I was writing it.”

Writing Wells Doe Said Stories Chance Creation Horror My Friends Dare Chains Frightening Episodes Tennessee

Book:Illumination and night glare: the unfinished autobiography of Carson McCullers

Source: Illumination and night glare: the unfinished autobiography of Carson McCullers

“The dimensions of a work of art are seldom realized by the author until the work is accomplished. It is like a flowering dream. Ideas grow, budding silently, and there are a thousand illuminations coming day by day as the work progresses. A seed grows in writing as in nature. The seed of the idea is developed by both labor and the unconscious, and the struggle that goes on between them.”

Writing Art Ideas Dream Grows Struggle Progress Goes On Thousand Labor Seeds Accomplished Unconscious Dimensions Works Of Art Illumination Flowering

Book:The mortgaged heart

Source: The mortgaged heart

“Writing, for me, is a search for God.”

Author:Carson McCullers

“I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.”

“I am a former Kleagie of the Klu Klux Klan in Raleigh County and adjoining counties of the state, having been appainted to this office [by] Mr. J. L. Baskin of Arlington, Virginia, in 1942... It is necessary that the order be promoted immediately and in every state in the union.”

States Today Order Needed Unions West Democrat Former Anxious Rebirth Democratic Party County Virginia Ku Klux Klan West Virginia Raleigh

Author:Robert Byrd

“It is the Constitution of the United States that has been undermined, undercut, and is under attack. It is the American people's liberties that is in jeopardy. That is why I wrote 'Losing America.'”

People Has Beens States America United Liberty United States Losing Constitution Jeopardy Constitution Of The United States Undercut

Author:Robert Byrd

“My old mom told me, 'Robert, you can't go to heaven if you hate anybody.' We practice that. There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time. I'm going to use that word. We just need to work together to make our country a better country, and I'd just as soon quit talking about it so much.”

Ifs Needs Country Use Together Hate Heaven White Talking Practice Mom Quitting Our Country My Time Working Together

Author:Robert Byrd

“The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons.”