Kristiana Gregory QUOTES

1 " [Nessa] didn’t know how to disagree with a preacher, or if she was even allowed to, so she merely wrote, “Thank you, anyway, kind sir, but I am not going to marry you. "

― Kristiana Gregory , A Journey of Faith (Prairie River, #1)

3 " One quart milk, one quart cream, one dozen eggs, 12 tablespoons sugar, one pint brandy, half-pint rye whiskey, quarter-pint rum, quarter-pint sherry. Mix. Store by cool window or in cellar. "

― Kristiana Gregory , The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 (Dear America)

5 " Princess," he said, spreading his arms in a shrug, "how does such a little thing like you get such a big temper?"

I held up my hand to shield my eyes from the sun.

"Marc Antony," I said, "how does such a big man like you have such a little brain? "

― Kristiana Gregory , Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C.

7 " I also wonder about gold fever, why it make some men crazy and others wise. Such as Sam, my father, and Captain clinkingbeard They suffered heartbreak and loss just as Jesse Blue had, but they didn't become thieves or liars. Why? I asked papa. What makes the difference?
His eyes were gentle when he looked at me. "It seems that true character of often isn't revealed until a person is faced with temptation". "

― Kristiana Gregory , Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild (Dear America)