Alter S. Reiss > Quotes

“Every bargain we made was chewed over carefully before it was swallowed. Each one seemed like the best choice at the time, and yet it seemed that we swallowed enough unwholesome things to bring us down to the very edge of death.”
― Alter S. Reiss, Sunset Mantle

“Life was best when standing in the shadow of death.”
― Alter S. Reiss, Sunset Mantle

“Come diceva il proverbio, i frutti sono più buoni quando rischiano di marcire. E così la vita, che era più bella proprio quando la morte incombeva.”
― Alter S. Reiss, Sunset Mantle

“For me, I will live so long as I can, however beaten, however maimed. I will do good to those who love me, and harm to those I hate, so long as my lungs draw breath.”
― Alter S. Reiss, Sunset Mantle

“They were in that bed together for a long time, taking the sweetness of life in the shadow of death.”
― Alter S. Reiss, Sunset Mantle