On the other side of addiction is, in a sense, philosophy – philosophy understood as the patient, unfrightened, compassionate examination of the contents of our own minds.
Early in the novel, Hurston writes that “there are years that ask questions and years that answer, ” suggesting that life can only truly be understood by living it.
Ay, Oline could guess, no doubt, that her time at Sellanraa would soon be up; she was tough and strong enough to bear it, though not without bitterness.