Quotes from book

Snow Falling on Cedars

“Accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart.”

“None of those other things makes a difference. Love is the strongest thing in the world, you know. Nothing can touch it. Nothing comes close. If we love each other we're safe from it all. Love is the biggest thing there is.”

“Ishmael gave himself to the writing of it, and as he did so he understood this, too: that accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart.”

“I know you'll think this is crazy, but all I want to do is hold you, and I think that if you'll let me do that just for a few seconds, I can walk away, and never speak to you again.”

“That the world was silent and cold and bare and that in this lay its terrible beauty”

“The strange thing was, he wanted to like everyone. He just couldn't find a way to do it.”