Philippe besson biography of abraham lincoln
•
Find Quotes
Results for "mob" Showing 801-820 of 3,326 (0.10 seconds)
“Because, for all he was a big, burly brute of a man, Finn was a cuddler in his sleep.”
― Serena Akeroyd, Filthy
Like
“It was human nature for the good to blur and for the bad to stick out like a sore thumb.”
― Serena Akeroyd, Filthy Rich
Like
“There was no divorce in our world. Only death. Either through the freedom of illness or violence.”
― Serena Akeroyd, Filthy Rich
Like
“Unlike every other aspect of my life, I wouldn’t have to share her. Not with my brothers, not with the family, not with the Five Points. She belonged to me, and Eoghan O’Donnelly protected what belonged to him. That was a fucking fact.”
― Serena Akeroyd, Filthy Rich
Like
“As he got on with the ceremony, I tilted my head to the side. “I will man them pay for beating you.” She stiffened. “I-I…they didn’t.” “Bullshit.”
•
Review: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
I’m surprised Henry Fonda never ran for president!
Screenplay By: Lamar Trotti
Directed By: John Ford
The country fare scene was, for me, the highlight of Young Mr. Lincoln. I’m a big fan of country fare’s, my family and I attend them every year, and good or bad they represent a lot about America. In the country fare sequence John Ford gets to the heart of who Abraham Lincoln is and why we will spend the movie rooting for him. In particular the pie eating concept caught my fancy. It’s simplicity made perfect, an example of how to portray the qualities of a character in the easiest way possible. It’s also super funny, and as Abe bites into those two pies I had a giant grin on my face. I was delighted at what I was watching, there’s no two ways around the genuine reaction the pie contest elicited from me. The entire country fare sequence was a marvel to behold, a master class in execution of character,
•
In an author's note at the end of this novel Karen Joy Fowler expresses her feelings of ambiguity about fictionally recreating the life of John Wilkes Booth, one of the most notorious figures in US history. He was famed for being a handsome and talented actor until the age of 26 when he became infamous for assassinating President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre on April 15, 1865. Why give more attention to a fanatic and egotist? This was a defining moment in American history which alltid reshaped the country so it's only natural to wonder how it came about. Fowler was interested in the way it affected the rest of Booth's family. She's also haunted bygd Lincoln's warnings about tyrants and mobs in this country and how this still resonates today. The impetus for this novel which recreates the story of the Booth family also presents a conundrum for the reader who will most likely only know of John Wilkes Booth for a single defining action. Therefore, following the story of his