"The People in the Trees" Quotes

We all have an awareness of our own ugliness; it is a rare person who is not at least slightly afraid of the way they look.

The desire to control is a kind of love.

The world is full of people who want to tell their stories. They speak in many tongues, but the language is always the same, and the meaning never changes.

It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.

I believe that to be a scientist is to be naive. We are so focused on our search for truth, we fail to consider how few actually want us to find it.

The world is not kind to people who are different, and it must be understood that the only reason for anyone to be different is because they were cursed by God.

I have found that when one is frightened, it is often impossible to take in new information, for the mind is already so preoccupied with fear.

The idea of home is such a powerful thing, and yet it is not always a good one.

I have learned that nothing is quite as it seems, and that the world is full of contradictions.

It is strange how quickly the world can be turned upside down, how easily life can go from one thing to its opposite.