America is thataway, Mr. Lincoln," laughed Davis, pointing north. "You're in Mississippi now.

This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of. But we must stem the tide of idle chatter, and pour into our wounded bosoms the soothing balm of vengeance.

Her only fault is that she lacks sense enough to avoid falling in love with such a fool as I!

Thank you, sir, but I am perfectly content being the bride of death.

My sisters and I cannot spend any substantial time searching for Wickham, as we are each commanded by His Majesty to defend Hertfordshire from all enemies until such time as we are dead, rendered lame, or married.

Real power... comes not from hate, but from truth.

Sometimes we see the Civil War in movies and imagine these neatly aligned rows of men with muskets, walking in line to shoot each other. In reality the things that fascinated me were how absolutely ruthless and violent so many engagements were, how much suffering and how men were not prepared.