Thomas Tryon

“He drifted, dreamed; and dreamed some more.”

— Thomas Tryon

“The house, though new to us when we purchased it in the spring, was almost three hundred years old, an uninhabited wreck…

— Thomas Tryon

“She took a mixing bowl from the cupboard, and a cloth bag from a shelf, measured out a handful”

— Thomas Tryon

“He felt his jaw again, wiggling it back and forth, then nodding. “And now you’ll be tellin’ me they started”

— Thomas Tryon

“I wish I could help,” he murmured, with a turn to the Victrola handle. “We help one another by understanding one another:…

— Thomas Tryon

“Here, now, Jack,” she said in a kindly tone, “lay your head against the back of the chair—that’s good, just so.” She…

— Thomas Tryon

“It is not easy to learn much about love, but one thing I discovered, that Lady Harleigh taught me: it is not…

— Thomas Tryon

“You’ll be a fine sight tomorrow, you will. And a fat lip to boot.” She touched the swollen tissue lightly. “Now, then,…

— Thomas Tryon

Refrain at all times from such Foods as cannot be procured without violence and oppression.

— Thomas Tryon

“This you must believe," she said, holding my gaze with an intent and profound expression, her eyes searching mine, "this you must…

— Thomas Tryon

“I AWAKENED THAT MORNING to birdsong. It was only the little yellow bird who lives in the locust tree outside our bedroom…

— Thomas Tryon