"Everything growing wild is a hundred times stronger than tame things."

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Source : Forrest Carter (2001). “The Education of Little Tree”, p.101, UNM Press

Forrest Carter

#Stronger Quotes #Growing Quotes #Hundred Quotes

“And while Luce dreamed below of the most glorious wings unfurling-the likes of which she'd never seen before-two angels in the rafters shook hands.”
“Every Catholic is one good Confession away from potential sainthood.”
“I love Tris the Divergent, who makes decisions apart from faction loyalty, who isnâ€™t some faction archetype. But the Tris whoâ€™s trying as hard as she can to destroy herself â€¦ I canâ€™t love her.â€ I want to scream. But not because Iâ€™m angry, because Iâ€™m afraid heâ€™s right. My hands shake and I grab the hem of my shirt to steady them. He touches his forehead to mine and closes his eyes. â€œI believe youâ€™re still in there,â€ he says against my mouth. â€œCome back.”
“As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters.”
“When we mistake words for reality, we are subject to the tyranny of words.”
“Life would be so much easier if fictional boys were real.”
“It interests me to imagine characters shifting from one situation and one location to another for whatever the circumstances may be.”
“Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid.”

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