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Charles Frazier Quotes

Inman’s only thought looking on the enemy was, Go home Picture Quote #1

Marrying a woman for her beauty makes no more sense than eating a bird for its singing. But it’s a common mistake nonetheless Picture Quote #1

People who are isolated interest me, whether they isolate themselves or have been isolated by circumstances Picture Quote #1

She always carried a book, though, in case she needed to read a few pages to avoid unwanted conversation Picture Quote #1

I’ve lived out West some... I’ve always liked the High Plains areas - eastern Colorado, eastern Wyoming, western Nebraska Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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It is best not to study too much on who gets what they deserve. It can lead to an overly complicated interpretation of God’s personal attributes Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

So of course time is necessary. But nevertheless damn painful, for it transforms all the pieces of your life - joy and sorrow, youth and age, love and hate, terror and bliss - from fire into smoke rising up the air and dissipating on a breeze Picture Quote #1

Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in Black Mask magazine during the Twenties and Thirties. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler learnt their craft and developed a distinct literary style and attitude toward the modern world Picture Quote #1

I was 46 when ‘Cold Mountain’ came out. I was settled. We had a nice house in Raleigh and a horse farm Picture Quote #1

From my childhood, I remember a tiny old woman named Mary, made pale and almost translucent by time. Mary’s childhood memories extended back to the confusing and violent finale of the Civil War, and she told stories of brutal murders in those days and refused to name some of the killers, as if dead men might still be prosecuted in the late 1950s Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I remember my father checking on a mountain kid who hadn’t been coming to school. My father had this beautiful Harris tweed overcoat. He came back with a knife cut all down one side. The parents had told him it was none of his business why their son wasn’t going to school Picture Quote #1

The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the world changes faster than you can accommodate yourself to. Looking back and seeing how you got where you are is a useful way to combat disorientation Picture Quote #1

While writing ‘Cold Mountain,’ I held maps of two geographies, two worlds, in my mind as I wrote. One was an early map of North Carolina. Overlaying it, though, was an imagined map of the landscape Jack travels in the southern Appalachian folktales. He’s much the same Jack who climbs the beanstalk, vulnerable and clever and opportunistic Picture Quote #1

His best talent had yet to be determined, unless you counted unrealized potential Picture Quote #1

Contentment is mostly a matter of talking yourself into believing that God will not strike you too hard for leaning in the direction of your hungers Picture Quote #1

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What I’m certain I don’t want is to find myself someday in a new century, an old bitter woman looking back, wishing that right now I’d had more nerve Picture Quote #1

Still, Luce held firm to the belief that quiet and solitude were good for you, offering peace, or at least hope for peace Picture Quote #1

I had never taken creative writing classes. Hadn’t even considered it Picture Quote #1

The Sixties were different in an isolated place. We got two television channels if the wind was blowing in the right direction. The radio stations went off at sundown. Then you picked up Chicago and heard the teenage music you really yearned for Picture Quote #1

Ask her what she craved, and she’d get a little frantic about things like books, the woods, music. Plants and the seasons. Also freedom Picture Quote #1

When everything is immediately available and infinitely reproducible, nothing is valuable Picture Quote #1

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When all else is lost and gone forever, there is yearning. Only desire trumps time Picture Quote #1

Verbs. All of them tiring Picture Quote #1

Thinking: this journey will be the axle of my life Picture Quote #1

Our worst pain is confined within our own skin Picture Quote #1

I had never taken creative writing classes. Hadn’t even considered it Picture Quote #1

You never know when somebody will pull you to them Picture Quote #1

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Inman’s only thought looking on the enemy was, Go home (Charles Frazier Quotes) Marrying a woman for her beauty makes no more sense than eating a bird for its singing. But it’s a common mistake nonetheless (Charles Frazier Quotes) People who are isolated interest me, whether they isolate themselves or have been isolated by circumstances (Charles Frazier Quotes) She always carried a book, though, in case she needed to read a few pages to avoid unwanted conversation (Charles Frazier Quotes) I’ve lived out West some... I’ve always liked the High Plains areas - eastern Colorado, eastern Wyoming, western Nebraska (Charles Frazier Quotes) 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 (Charles Frazier Quotes) It is best not to study too much on who gets what they deserve. It can lead to an overly complicated interpretation of God’s personal attributes (Charles Frazier Quotes) 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 (Charles Frazier Quotes) So of course time is necessary. But nevertheless damn painful, for it transforms all the pieces of your life - joy and sorrow, youth and age, love and hate, terror and bliss - from fire into smoke rising up the air and dissipating on a breeze (Charles Frazier Quotes) Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in Black Mask magazine during the Twenties and Thirties. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler learnt their craft and developed a distinct literary style and attitude toward the modern world (Charles Frazier Quotes) I was 46 when ‘Cold Mountain’ came out. I was settled. We had a nice house in Raleigh and a horse farm (Charles Frazier Quotes) From my childhood, I remember a tiny old woman named Mary, made pale and almost translucent by time. Mary’s childhood memories extended back to the confusing and violent finale of the Civil War, and she told stories of brutal murders in those days and refused to name some of the killers, as if dead men might still be prosecuted in the late 1950s (Charles Frazier Quotes) 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 (Charles Frazier Quotes) I remember my father checking on a mountain kid who hadn’t been coming to school. My father had this beautiful Harris tweed overcoat. He came back with a knife cut all down one side. The parents had told him it was none of his business why their son wasn’t going to school (Charles Frazier Quotes) The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the world changes faster than you can accommodate yourself to. Looking back and seeing how you got where you are is a useful way to combat disorientation (Charles Frazier Quotes) While writing ‘Cold Mountain,’ I held maps of two geographies, two worlds, in my mind as I wrote. One was an early map of North Carolina. Overlaying it, though, was an imagined map of the landscape Jack travels in the southern Appalachian folktales. He’s much the same Jack who climbs the beanstalk, vulnerable and clever and opportunistic (Charles Frazier Quotes) His best talent had yet to be determined, unless you counted unrealized potential (Charles Frazier Quotes) Contentment is mostly a matter of talking yourself into believing that God will not strike you too hard for leaning in the direction of your hungers. (Charles Frazier Quotes) What I’m certain I don’t want is to find myself someday in a new century, an old bitter woman looking back, wishing that right now I’d had more nerve. (Charles Frazier Quotes) Still, Luce held firm to the belief that quiet and solitude were good for you, offering peace, or at least hope for peace. (Charles Frazier Quotes) I had never taken creative writing classes. Hadn’t even considered it. (Charles Frazier Quotes) The Sixties were different in an isolated place. We got two television channels if the wind was blowing in the right direction. The radio stations went off at sundown. Then you picked up Chicago and heard the teenage music you really yearned for (Charles Frazier Quotes) Ask her what she craved, and she’d get a little frantic about things like books, the woods, music. Plants and the seasons. Also freedom. (Charles Frazier Quotes) When everything is immediately available and infinitely reproducible, nothing is valuable (Charles Frazier Quotes) When all else is lost and gone forever, there is yearning. Only desire trumps time (Charles Frazier Quotes) Verbs. All of them tiring (Charles Frazier Quotes) Thinking: this journey will be the axle of my life (Charles Frazier Quotes) Our worst pain is confined within our own skin (Charles Frazier Quotes) I had never taken creative writing classes. Hadn’t even considered it (Charles Frazier Quotes) You never know when somebody will pull you to them (Charles Frazier Quotes)

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