Historical Quotes Quotes

“When posing for a photograph, spinsters should avoid looking desperate or deprived. A serene smile will show that your circumstances are by choice and not for lack of beauty or character. -Miss Gertrude Hasslebrink, 1878”
― Margaret Brownley, A Vision of Lucy

“Oh, it was 1775.” “What?” “1775. The Battle of Bunker Hill.” “Oh.” I laughed. “We learned about it the day we met,” he added. “Another red-letter day in history.”
― J.M. Richards, Tall, Dark Streak of Lightning

“On a wall of her burial chamber, Ramesses summed up his love for her as such: "My love is unique and none can rival her ... Just by passing, she has stolen away my heart.”
― Michelle Moran, The Heretic Queen

“Jeder geht in die Geschichte ein. Vielleicht nicht in die, die jeder kennt, sondern in die, die weitererzählt wird.”
― Anne Lehe, Der Krieg wohnt nebenan