Quotes from bookWhite Oleander
White Oleander is a 1999 novel by American author Janet Fitch. It is a coming-of-age story about a child who is separated from her mother and placed in a series of foster homes. It deals with themes of motherhood. The book was selected for Oprah's Book Club in May 1999, after which it became a national bestseller. It was adapted as a 2002 film.
“To know I was beautiful in his eyes made me beautiful.”
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“Poppies bleed petals of sheer excess. You and I, this sweet battle ground.”
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“Life should always be like this…. Like lingering over a good meal.”
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“One can bear anything. The pain we cannot bear will kill us outright.”
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“How can I shed tears for a man I should never have allowed to touch me in any way?”
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“Take my advice. Stay away from all broken people.”
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“It's such a liability to love another person.”
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“What can she possibly teach you, twenty seven names for tears?”
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“without my wounds, who was i? my scars were my face, my past was my life.”
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“I felt beautiful but also interrupted. I wasn't used to being so complicated.”
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