Leaving Independence Quotes

“Set me as a seal upon thine heart,” read Harry, “as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death . . . the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.”
― Leanne W. Smith, Leaving Independence

“God and the seasons could always be counted on . . . If only men were so reliable.”
― Leanne W. Smith, Leaving Independence

“A man could tell a lot about another man’s station in life by his footwear. Or a woman’s.”
― Leanne W. Smith, Leaving Independence

“But out here, where they were living like Israelites wandering the wilderness, the sunrise and sunset wrapped a person inside them. You were part of the experience--standing in the center of it--feeling your hope rise in the mornings, and your peace float back down at the end of the day.”
― Leanne W. Smith, Leaving Independence