Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Carson McCullers
- Maybe when people longed for a thing that bad the longing made them trust in anything that might give it to them.
- We are torn between 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.
- How can the dead be truly dead when they still live in the souls of those who are left behind?
- In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise. But still he wandered through the streets of the town, always silent and alone.
- And the curt truth is that, in a deep secret way, the state of being loved is intolerable to many.
- 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.
- If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are gone, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing.
- The people dreamed and fought and slept as much as ever. And by habit they shortened their thoughts so that they would not wander out into the darkness beyond tomorrow.
- We wander, question. But the answer waits in each separate heart – the answer of our own identity and the way by which we can master loneliness and feel that at last we belong.
- It was like she was cheated. Only nobody had cheated her. So there was nobody to take it out on. However, just the same she had that feeling. Cheated.
Carson McCullers (1917–1967) was an American novelist and short story writer known for her profound exploration of the human condition, especially themes of loneliness and alienation. Born Lula Carson Smith in Columbus, Georgia, she displayed a passion for writing from an early age.
McCullers’ literary career took off with her debut novel, “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,” published in 1940 when she was just 23. The novel, set in a small Southern town, examines the lives of several disparate characters who form a bond with a deaf, mute man, revealing their innermost desires and struggles.
She went on to write other notable works, including “Reflections in a Golden Eye” (1941), “The Member of the Wedding” (1946), and “The Ballad of the Sad Café” (1951). Her writing often delved into the complexities of human relationships and the isolation that can plague individuals in society.
McCullers faced numerous health challenges throughout her life, including a series of strokes that left her partially paralyzed. Despite these obstacles, she continued to write until her death in 1967 at the age of 50. Her literary contributions have left an indelible mark on American literature, and her works remain widely read and studied for their poignant exploration of the human psyche.
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