

“. . . the Yankee dollar and Confederate dumbness combined to heal the wounds of four years of fratricidal strife. . .”
― All the King's Men
― All the King's Men

“the same question arose in every soul: "For what, for whom, must I kill and be killed?"... p982”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace

“The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger.”
― Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
― Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

“This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.”
― Murder in the Cathedral
― Murder in the Cathedral
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