Wisdom Quote by Carson McCullers — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Leonora Penderton feared neither man, beast, nor the devil; God she had never known.”

“Again, the terror, the acknowledgment of wasted years and death. Valentin, responsive and confident, still nestled in his arms. His cheek touched the soft cheek and felt the brush of the delicate eyelashes. With inner desperation he pressed the child close - as though an emotion as protean as his love could dominate the pulse of time.”

“That was the best of all. To speak the truth and be attended.”

“Busy with the ugliness of the expensive success”

“The very old and the very young have something in common that makes it right that they should be left alone together. Dawn and sunset see stars shining in a blue sky; but morning and midday and afternoon do not, poor things.”

“I wrote "David" because it seemed to me that children, who can love a book more passionately than any grown person, got such a lot of harmless entertainment and not enough real, valuable literature.”

“Not everything that falls apart is broken. Some things fall apart so your hands are free.”

“All our knowledge brings us nearer to our ignorance,”

“Let your life reflect your becoming. Let your choices reflect your values. Let your presence offer more than your perfection ever could. The world doesn’t need your performance. It needs your wholeness.”