Ellen O'Brien > Ellen's Quotes

“Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“What's the bravest thing you ever did?
He spat in the road a bloody phlegm. Getting up this morning, he said.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Road

“I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Writers write about what worries them.”
― Alistair MacLeod

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time