Alexandra Ripley said this quote

Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about.

~ Alexandra Ripley

Charlestonians had a particularly vicious and cunning game, developed after the War. They treated outsiders with so much graciousness and consideration that their politeness became a weapon. 'Visitors end up feeling as if they're wearing shoes for the first time in their lives. It's said that only the strongest ever recover from the experience. The Chinese never developed a torture to match it, although they're a very subtle people.

~ Alexandra Ripley

How could a man know the truth of his own soul?

~ Alexandra Ripley

To anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them the land they live on is like their mother. It's the only thing that lasts, that's worth working for, for fighting for...

~ Alexandra Ripley