Don't turn over the rocks if you don't want to see the pale... - Janet Fitch, White Oleander
"Don't turn over the rocks if you don't want to see the pale creatures who live under them."
"Don't turn over the rocks if you don't want to see the pale creatures who live under them."
"The phoenix must burn to emerge."
"Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. If you expect to find people who will understand you, you will grow murderous with disappointment."
"And if there is no god?You act as if there is, and it's the same thing."
"What can I say about life? Do I praise it for letting you live, or damn it for allowing the rest?"
"And if there is no god?You act as if there is, and it's the same thing."