Susan Denning > Quotes

“There is a phantom that flies with the banshees. It strangles the throat, pierces the heart and consumes the body with pain that only time and tears can expel.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“Young lady, women must follow the dictates of men.” He paused and frowned at her. “Perhaps that’s why you are not married.” “Or, perhaps, I’m looking for a man who is not a dictator,” she scoffed.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“Fourth of July had special significance in the West. Although many men ventured into the frontier for fortune, they also sought to escape the bonds of civility with its rules, restrictions and restraints. In the West, freedom was attainable.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“Well, you said you’d lie and cheat; I suppose that makes you kinda honest”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“We will watch over you while you travel through your earthly life, and we wait to see you again. Until that time, know you have all of our love, and in some way, we are with you.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“The world hasn’t ended. It just feels that way to you.” Mother Maher said, “Life’s still gotta be lived.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“People think Indians are a problem, but it’s them white outlaws who are the threat.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“In 1967, almost 100 years later, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Loving v Virginia that the Constitution prohibited state laws against interracial marriage.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“the mirror’s frame and came to rest at the daguerreotype”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“She realized she did not deserve Johnny’s adoration but could not let it go, either.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“I had shinin’ dreams once, but I let the clouds roll by till I was old and sittin’ by the fire alone. You gotta make your life happen; no one’s gonna do it for you.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“tonsorial”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“Women like Aislynn cast their first votes in 1870. It was not until 1919 that the US Congress passed the amendment to allow women to vote.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“You were born here. You and your children will have American stories, and they’ll be better than any sorrowful Irish tales. At the end, you will be strong and independent, and no one will hold you down or deny you freedom.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“It’s very cold, and if you catch a chill and die, I’ll never have the opportunity to take advantage of you.” She followed him to the back of the wagon. “I don’t have to die to make that an impossibility.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“sometimes it’s better to appreciate what you’ve got instead of waitin’ around for what you think you want.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“You know what they say, ‘A woman without a man ain’t a woman.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“Maybe you two will come out closer and more honest on the other side.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“Without trust, you cannot have love. I genuinely want you to find someone to love, someone who will make you happy. I am not that woman.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“A father isn’t the man who plants the seed. A father is a man who provides for a child, a man who will do anything to protect a child. A father never walks away when things get tough or disagreeable or when they seem out of his control.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“By granting women the right to vote in 1869, the Wyoming Territory took a great leap forward”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“One thing I know about women is they wait for the perfect man to ride in and solve all their problems. Then, they find he’s got saddlebags full of his own.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“Women like Aislynn cast their first votes in 1870. It was not until 1919 that the US Congress passed the amendment to allow women to vote. In 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified by the 36 states needed to make it part of the US Constitution.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“I can’t help what I feel.” “Yes, you can,” Sage replied. “It’s all in how you choose to look at someone. Sometimes young’uns get ideas, and they get bigger than what’s real.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“Joan wisely shared, “A man won’t necessarily make it easier.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“She had minimal knowledge about reproduction. At the Church of the Transfiguration School, she learned the three Rs and how to speak and behave like a proper American, but there were many unasked and consequently, unanswered questions.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“I figured it must mean a lot if you’re willin’ to take such risks.” Johnny shrugged. “If this is what you want, I should help you reach your goal. I want you to be happy, Angel.”
― Susan Denning, Far Away Home

“It ain’t your fault to fall prey to a vulture. They find the helpless and wounded. They land, do their damage and fly away.”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind

“eyes, long blond hair and”
― Susan Denning, Embrace the Wind