Rowan

“I have to say I am relieved it is over: At the end I could feel only pity For that urge toward more life. . . . Goodbye.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“Loneliness has a compass of its own.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“I have to do life alone. But I knew this. I’ve known a long time that people don’t stay.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

“I never hated people. They hated me. They laughed at me. They left me. They harassed me. They attacked me. Well, it’s true; I learned to live without them. Without you. Without Ma! Or anybody!”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing