Epic Fiction Quotes

“The one young officer swung his horse around, came
back, and leaned over into Penthe's face.
She did not look at him.
"Are you free, Miss?"
"I am free. Free from everyone, but my lover. He has
stolen my heart and soul forever.”
― Mark Morneweg, Penthe & Alphonse

“One thing about this group, thought Felix, they really like talking about trees.”
― Annie Proulx, Barkskins

“Deiter felt himself too old, lost in the forest of his own experience.”
― Annie Proulx, Barkskins

“He thought of Penthe.
He sensed a flutter, her smile, a look, just her
hair, wild, passing by.
He watched the fire, in the fog, for some time. It was the
entrance to Hades, where Odysseus visited Achilles...”
― Mark Morneweg, Penthe & Alphonse