The music left only this bad hurt in her, and a blankness. She could not remember any of the symphony, not even the last few notes. She tried to remember, but no sound at all came to her. Now that it was over there was only her heart like a rabbit and this terrible hurt.


The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010) - ISBN: 9780547346656

Carson McCullers Quotes

The music left only this bad hurt in her, and a blankness. She could not remember any of the symphony, not even the last few notes. She tried to...

The music left only this bad hurt in her, and a blankness. She could not remember any of the symphony, not even the last few notes. She tried to...

The music left only this bad hurt in her, and a blankness. She could not remember any of the symphony, not even the last few notes. She tried to...

The music left only this bad hurt in her, and a blankness. She could not remember any of the symphony, not even the last few notes. She tried to...