1836 Quotes

“Will found he loved the thrill of [climbing the rigging]. Up there, it seemed he drew the first free breath of his life, of salt-sea air.... Nothing brought him peace like being Olympian above it all, alone and free.”
― Rose Osterman Kleidon, 1836: Year of Escape

“They crested a hillock and raced down into the safety of the vale beyond. The countryside enveloped them, Ernst vanished as if he had never existed, and the future received them into its arms.”
― Rose Osterman Kleidon, 1836: Year of Escape

“All of Berleburg's streets slanted away from the palace like rays of the sun, fell downhill to the Odeborn Creek, and turned into the market square. Even now, in February, the center of the stream ran free, water rushing by, smelling of greenness, past banks thick with cattails, rimed with ice. A rooster crowed as the town awakened, stoked its fires, fried its sausage.”
― Rose Osterman Kleidon, 1836: Year of Escape

“Home at last, Niklas noticed ... Katrina Beckmann. She was petite and slender, with a quick smile and strawberry blonde hair that caught the sunlight. When Niklas met her, his winter became spring, and he forgot to be sensible.”
― Rose Osterman Kleidon, 1836: Year of Escape