“It is a curious emotion, this certain homesickness I have in mind. With Americans, it is a national trait, as native to us as the roller-coaster or the jukebox. It is no simple longing for the home town or country of our birth. The emotion is Janus-faced: we are torn between a nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.”
This book delves into the emotional and psychological struggles of its characters, examining the consequences of personal choices and the impact on their lives. more
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
“I’ll never speak to God again.”
“I start to get the feeling that something is really wrong.”
“When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society.”
“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.”
“What keeps life fascinating is the constant creativity of the soul.”
“The more boundless your vision, the more real you are.”
“Poetry is my life, my postmark, my hands, my kitchen, my face.”