Kim Cross > Quotes

“In each step was a thousand journeys, a thousand acts of courage and faith.... One breath, one step, one day at a time. For somethings in life, there is no way around -- you have to go through them.”
― Kim Cross, What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley

“mater, the Auburn Tigers. In Alabama, college football is a few prayers shy of religion, and a family containing fans of both the Tigers and the Tide is a house divided. In Alabama, “Roll Tide!” and “War Eagle” can mean anything from “Congratulations on the birth of your first child” to “A curse upon your children’s children!” In Alabama, loving thy enemy as thyself is one thing, but loving the other side of the Iron Bowl is the business of Mother Teresa. Today”
― Kim Cross, What Stands in a Storm: A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History

“In Alabama, college football is a few prayers shy of religion, and a family containing fans of both the Tigers and the Tide is a house divided. In Alabama, “Roll Tide!” and “War Eagle” can mean”
― Kim Cross, What Stands in a Storm: A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History

“No matter what anyone does in their life," Danielle had said, "no one deserves to die alone.”
― Kim Cross

“I watched you give my child her life back," she said. "I'll never forget that as long as I live."

"Dianne, the pain in that child's eyes," Terri said, "I did what any mother would do."

"You did what any mother would like to think that they would do.”
― Kim Cross

“The smell the tornado left in its wake combined pine, sulfur, and natural gas with the sickly sweet smell of death. It was a nauseating, desperate smell that clung to his nostrils and turned his stomach in every disaster zone he would ever visit. After one tornado, a man looked at him with ancient eyes and described the smell in words he would never forget: It comes from the pit of hell.”
― Kim Cross, What Stands in a Storm: A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History