Lady of Ashes Quotes

“Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom—all, which makes death a hideous show.”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.   —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) American President (1861–1865)”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“Scrope”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.   —Washington Irving (1783–1859)”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“Clocks were traditionally stopped at the time of death to mark the deceased’s departure from this current life and into the next. Tradition held that to permit time to continue was to invite the deceased’s spirit to remain in the home instead of moving on.”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“The look of dismay on her face was well worth it.”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“Was this all a little bit my own fault?”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“Both men were equally responsible for Graham’s misery.”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“Worden had no choice but to shoot him as well.”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes

“where there might be poverty, but it didn’t seem quite so . . . suffocating.”
― Christine Trent, Lady of Ashes