The Hanging Tree Quotes

“We’re often told that we need to extricate ourselves from toxic relationships, listen to our inner voice, and understand that what other people do says more about them than it does about us, but it’s not quite that simple, is it?”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree

“Violence sells, the more graphic, the better. Even films and games geared toward young children have an unprecedented amount of violence.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree

“Tears welled in my eyes. He’d thought of everything and had gone out of his way to make me feel safe and comfortable. There were so many things I wanted to say, but all that came out was a breathy “Thank you.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree

“Life offered no guarantees, but our path to happiness would certainly be a lot smoother than Alys and Jeremy’s, if we chose to take it.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree

“Asa shed his mortal coil.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree

“sometimes a woman’s only crime is to be born too pretty or too clever for her own good.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree

“The witches had been nothing more than a human sacrifice to appease whoever needed appeasing, whether a superstitious monarch or bloodthirsty populace.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree

“As hard as life was for men, it had always been more difficult for women, who often fell into one of three categories: wife, servant,”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree

“My gran used to say that sometimes a woman’s only crime is to be born too pretty or too clever for her own good.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Hanging Tree