American Princess Quotes

“Voltaire had once mused that life is a shipwreck”
― Stephanie Marie Thornton, American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt

“The credit of living belongs to the one who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, without great enthusiasms and devotions.”
― Stephanie Marie Thornton, American Princess

“But surely a return to the White House would be worth a few sacrifices?”
― Stephanie Marie Thornton, American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt

“Sometimes I scarcely recognize the white-haired biddy I’ve become; I miss the hedonistic hellion who smoked foul-smelling cigarettes”
― Stephanie Marie Thornton, American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt

“boy should never die doing the thing he loved. He should die warm in an old man’s bed, fondly recalling all those wild adventures. “You have my condolences,”
― Stephanie Marie Thornton, American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt