Quotes for All
You have overburdened your argument with ostentatious erudition. David McCullough
When a friend of Abigail and John Adams was killed at Bunker Hill, Abigail’s response was to write a letter to her husband and include these words, My bursting heart must find vent at my pen. David McCullough
Abbey, Sarah said, life is to be lived. If you’re living, you’re going to stumble along the way. All the time? Abigail lept to her feet and began to pace. I have such a bad temper and when I was in my teens, I wasn’t above using my gift for revenge. None of you did … Read more
The Language of Sand has something for everyone: myths, mystery, community, humor, grief, and ultimately healing. I found myself not only rooting for Abigail but for the whole community of Chapel Isle. Block manages to hold sass and heartfelt emotion in perfect equilibrium. Brunonia Barry
In spite of all the cultural restrictions, in spite of marital or political difficulties, a strong woman continues to create and makes the world go round, such as Abigail Adams and Alexandra Bergson, Harriet Scott, and Emily Dickinson all did. History is full of women creators in the arts, many of whom created under oppressive … Read more
Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it; I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ … Read more
Excuse me, Abigail, but whose shift did she get away during?’ Townsend asked with a glare. ‘Excuse me, Townsend, but who was supposed to booby-trap the doors?’ ‘I’m an agent of Her Majesty’s Secret Service,’ Townsend said, indignant. ‘I do not do booby traps. Ally Carter
You get some sleep, Abigail, Townsend told her. I’ll keep watch. That’s very gracious of you, but being that we’re on an airplane… Even after the plane took off, they kept debating security perimeters and protocols. I’m pretty sure they argued for forty-five minutes about where the best place for cappuccino was near the Colosseum. … Read more
I don’t really like to talk about other people. I think people who have things going on in their lives, I think they have enough to deal with, they don’t need, you know, Abigail Breslin weighing in on their lives.
Abigail Breslin