"One Foot in Eden" Quotes
"One Foot in Eden" by Ron Rash is a gritty, atmospheric novel that explores themes of family, violence, and redemption in the Appalachian foothills.
fiction | 214 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
When the heart is full, the mouth speaks.
What I'm saying is, folks come to believe what they need to believe. Fact don't mean much.
A man's got to have something to believe in, don't he?
Hell is truth seen too late.
The truth is what it is, ain't it? It's not what you want it to be.
Sometimes the truth don't set you free, it just drags you down.
The past ain't done with us. It's just waiting its turn.
Folks'll think what they want to think. Can't change that.
Folks'll believe what they want to believe, no matter what you tell 'em.
Hate don't hurt unless it's twined around something you love. And maybe even then it don't hurt, not the way love does.
