Ashes Quotes

“Don't forget how to be gentle," she warned. "Don't let the hardness of the world steal the softness of your heart.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“Keep home in your heart, where no one can steal it.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“Freedom would not be handed to us like a gift. Freedom had to be fought for and taken.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“Don’t let the hardness of the world steal the softness of your heart.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“The greatest strength of all is daring to love.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“That fellow was like all of us: descended from good people who were stolen from their families and country, sailed over the sea, and forced into slavery. ‘We don’t let them steal our dignity,’ that preacher said. Richard, his name was. He said they cannot steal our honor, our strength, or our love.” “True words,” I said. “Do you know what he said about this America?” Henry asked. I shook my head. “Remember, lads?” Henry asked his mates. “Join with me. He said, ‘This land . . .’” A half dozen voices spoke with Henry, strong black men sharing the preacher’s words like a hymn or a prayer. “‘Which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country.’” The words drifted up to the stars with the sparks from the fire. “We go to war, Missus Isabel,” Henry added, “in order to make our mother country, this land, free for everyone.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“Don't forget how to be gentle," she warned. "Don't let the hardness of the world steal the softness of your heart. The greatest strength of all is daring to love.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“You been too strong,” she said firmly. “I know about that. Strong starts out being the right thing. Your hands grow strong enough for your work. Your back strengthens under your burdens. Soon your mind becomes strongest of all; has to be to get through the hard days. ”
- Serafina

Ashes: Seeds of America - Laurie Halse Anderson”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“I am my own army. My feet and legs, my hands, arms, and back, those are my soldiers. My general lives up here, watching for the enemy and commanding the field of battle.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“Heavy hearts make heavy steps.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“knew enough to use their blindness to our advantage.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“HOW CHEQUERED IS HUMAN LIFE! HOW PRECARIOUS IS HAPPINESS! HOW EASILY DO WE OFTEN PART WITH IT FOR A SHADOW! THESE ARE THE REFLECTIONS THAT FREQUENTLY INTRUDE THEMSELVES UPON ME, WITH A PAINFUL APPLICATION. I AM GOING TO DO MY DUTY. –LETTER FROM COLONEL ALEXANDER HAMILTON TO HIS WIFE, ELIZABETH”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“The bees of my melancholy, which had rarely troubled me since we escaped that foul man Bellingham at Valley Forge, were buzzing inside my brainpan, fast overcoming my customary caution.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“The only way to achieve freedom is to fight for it.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes

“Quote from Ashes-pg. 39
Don't let the hardness of the world steal the softness of your heart. The greatest strength of all is daring to love.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Ashes