Alyssa Alexander > Quotes

“The depth of the ignorance in those surrounding him was apparently without measure.”
― Alyssa Alexander, A Midsummer Night's Romance

“No one seems concerned with the fact that you cannot silence hungry and desperate people for long. And the point of a bayonet or the barrage of a cannon will never earn someone’s love.”
― Alyssa Alexander, A Midsummer Night's Romance

“I simply think it’s wrong to take the possessions of others by force.”
― Alyssa Alexander, A Midsummer Night's Romance

“The way our fellow countrymen treated the Indians, as if they were dirt beneath their feet. There will be trouble there before long.”
― Alyssa Alexander, A Midsummer Night's Romance

“For shame!” she continued hotly. “The gentleman does not drink alcohol. He is simply practicing his religion. Rather than acting like an unruly mob—devoid of virtue and hospitality—perhaps you should subdue your…your irrational pride”
― Alyssa Alexander, A Midsummer Night's Romance

“the injustice of building great wealth at the expense of the poor.”
― Alyssa Alexander, A Midsummer Night's Romance

“When God wishes to help, he lets us weep. Wherever water flows, life flourishes. Wherever tears fall, divine mercy is shown.”
― Alyssa Alexander, A Midsummer Night's Romance

“Violet never engaged in any fight she hadn’t already discovered how to win.”
― Alyssa Alexander, A Midsummer Night's Romance