Wilds of Wisteria Quotes

“You think that the good feelings in your life are going to come from huge events on the calendar, like weddings, or birthdays, or achieving some career or financial goal. But the truth is, most of the good feelings come from things you’ve never given any thought to whatsoever.”
― Angela Pepper, Wilds of Wisteria

“On a personal level, connecting with the earth, with my hands in the soil, did make me feel more... it’s a cliche, but it’s true... grounded.”
― Angela Pepper, Wilds of Wisteria

“Words echoed in my head: The heart is a rose. The heart is a rose. What did that mean? I remembered a woman’s dying words: ”We think we have free will, but we don’t. Everything we do is predetermined by a bunch of chemical signals running through a lump of fatty meat. We think we’re making choices, but we’re not. We just do whatever this thing makes us do.” She’d pointed to her temple, her brain. And yet she’d also been talking about the heart, comparing it to a rose. What had she meant?”
― Angela Pepper, Wilds of Wisteria