The Burning Point Quotes

“As the next car in the line pulled up, he sent a last yearning glance after Kate, wanting to imprint that laughing image on his mind forever. Girls like her were not for guys like him, who parked cars and worked construction to earn college money. His imagination hadn’t been good enough to guess the way the night would end. But that was then, and this”
― Mary Jo Putney, The Burning Point

“Trees can grow from tiny cracks in stony cliffs, Kate. This may be a very small crack indeed—but it’s a beginning.”
― Mary Jo Putney, The Burning Point

“Joseph Campbell said that love is the burning point—the stronger the love, the greater the pain. If he’s right, maybe we’re better off without it.”
― Mary Jo Putney, The Burning Point