“So the women would not forgive. Their passion remained intact, carefully guarded and nurtured by the bitter knowledge of all they had lost, of all that had been stolen from them. For generations they vilified the Yankee race so the… — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
“Then as Anna listened another sound began to rise within the first. It began as a low keening, like the wind in a bottle tree, almost indiscernible amid the guns. Yet it was there, and it grew and grew, gaining strength and timbre until suddenly a new note broke away and was taken up: a high weird quavering like nothing… — Howard Bahr Copy Share
“The dawn that Anna feared might never come would appear on schedule, just as it always had - and after it another, and another.… — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
“So Anna did not blame the women of her time for what they had created; it was different only in kind from what she… — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
“Anna thought about the men outside on the gallery. She was glad they were there; finding them smoking and talking quietly had been comforting,… — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
“Maybe that's what the night is for, just so's we can know the difference when the light comes again.” — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
“In spite of all he had seen, Cass still believed in the fundamental decency of cats and men. He knew that God believed in… — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
“They had three cadences, these spectral drummers, which they called First Kings, Second Kings, and Revelations. Going into a fight, they went from one… — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
“So the women would not forgive. Their passion remained intact, carefully guarded and nurtured by the bitter knowledge of all they had lost, of… — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
“Through the door at the end of the hall, Bushrod could see daylight. Gray and sullen it was, but daylight all the same. Through… — Howard Bahr Copy Share Image
