Top 5 Quotes by George Washington Cable

And in the afternoon they entered a land - but such a land! A land hung in mourning, darkened by gigantic cypresses, submerged; a land of reptiles, silence, shadow, decay.

And in the afternoon they entered a land - but such a land! A land hung in mourning, darkened by gigantic cypresses, submerged; a land of reptiles, silence, shadow, decay.

George Washington Cable

Land, Silence, Mourning

George Washington Cable (1988). “The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life”, p.9, University of Georgia Press

For summer there, bear in mind, is a loitering gossip, that only begins to talk of leaving when September rises to go.

George Washington Cable

Summer, June, Gossip

George Washington Cable (1988). “The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life”, p.1, University of Georgia Press

Everybody knows the Lord loveth a cheerful giver.

George Washington Cable

Cheerful, Lord, Giver

George Washington Cable (1988). “The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life”, p.1, University of Georgia Press

It was in the Theatre St. Philippe (they has laid a temporary floor over the parquette seats) in the city we now call New Orleans, in the month of September, and in the year 1803.

George Washington Cable

New Orleans, Years, Cities

George Washington Cable (1988). “The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life”, p.1, University of Georgia Press