August Quotes

“Her two sons from her first marriage got the best, richest land. They were reliable fellow and skilled farmers, and she had faith in them ...”
― Ian Hanes, August: We carry what we bury

“She sang from a Japanese themed opera, Madame Butterfly, her voice delicate and aching, while white hankerchiefs waved from balconies in approval, fluttering like tiny flags of hope ...”
― Ian Hanes, August: We carry what we bury

“People who remind the world that even in a place scarred by history, there is warmth. You are welcome here. There is life....”
― Ian Hanes, August: We carry what we bury

“Sheriff Haliday stepped out of the car slowly, like a man approaching a sleeping bear. He was a decent man, mostly, but tired. The kind of tiredness that settles in the bones ....”
― Ian Hanes, August: We carry what we bury

“The ball came to August on the inbound. He caught it cleanly, turned, and leapt. For a moment he hung there, suspended, weightless, as if the whole world had stopped to watch him...”
― Ian Hanes, August: We carry what we bury