Far Away Home Quotes

“There is a phantom that flies with the banshees. It strangles the throat, pierces the heart and consumes the body with pain that only time and tears can expel.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“The world hasn’t ended. It just feels that way to you.” Mother Maher said, “Life’s still gotta be lived.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“Young lady, women must follow the dictates of men.” He paused and frowned at her. “Perhaps that’s why you are not married.” “Or, perhaps, I’m looking for a man who is not a dictator,” she scoffed.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“It’s very cold, and if you catch a chill and die, I’ll never have the opportunity to take advantage of you.” She followed him to the back of the wagon. “I don’t have to die to make that an impossibility.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“Fourth of July had special significance in the West. Although many men ventured into the frontier for fortune, they also sought to escape the bonds of civility with its rules, restrictions and restraints. In the West, freedom was attainable.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“She realized she did not deserve Johnny’s adoration but could not let it go, either.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“I figured it must mean a lot if you’re willin’ to take such risks.” Johnny shrugged. “If this is what you want, I should help you reach your goal. I want you to be happy, Angel.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“People think Indians are a problem, but it’s them white outlaws who are the threat.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“She had minimal knowledge about reproduction. At the Church of the Transfiguration School, she learned the three Rs and how to speak and behave like a proper American, but there were many unasked and consequently, unanswered questions.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“You know what they say, ‘A woman without a man ain’t a woman.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“You were born here. You and your children will have American stories, and they’ll be better than any sorrowful Irish tales. At the end, you will be strong and independent, and no one will hold you down or deny you freedom.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“We will watch over you while you travel through your earthly life, and we wait to see you again. Until that time, know you have all of our love, and in some way, we are with you.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“the mirror’s frame and came to rest at the daguerreotype”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“tonsorial”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home