“Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.””
Quotes by Alexander Ross
“I plan to march to the ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea,” the young King said, his mismatched eyes shining with certainty. “And it's Al-ex-an-der.” He smiled. “You Persians always butcher my name.””
“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.””
“Heads turned as Claire Kelly’s husband began his slow, painful journey down the central aisle, flanked by five other men who held her coffin aloft. When Gregory caught sight of the man’s face as he gripped the edges of the polished wood, he saw only raw, naked grief; the kind that could rarely be feigned. Flowers fell as the coffin travelled onward and, while the townsfolk sent up prayers for the man and his child, one of their number scanned the pews, seeking another face. The next face. Aideen.””
“I apologise unreservedly””
“Quaker's believed that things should be simple. They believed their houses””
Alexander RossAlexander Ross was a Scottish-American fur trader and author, best known for his vivid accounts of the early days of settlement in the Pacific Northwest. His most notable work, "Adventures of the Firs...