More quotes by Janet Fitch, White Oleander

"I took the volume to a table, opened its soft, ivory pages... and fell into it as into a pool during dry season."
"And if there is no god?You act as if there is, and it's the same thing."
"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."
"What can I say about life? Do I praise it for letting you live, or damn it for allowing the rest?"