Cornwallis Quotes

#1. When the Revolutionary War ended in 1781, not everyone was celebrating. It is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of the population back then were loyal to the British Crown and thus were not so thrilled when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.

Rachel Martin

#2. Cornwallis had grown so desperate that he infected blacks with smallpox and forced them to wander toward enemy lines in an attempt to sicken the opposing forces.

Ron Chernow

#3. I'm pretty far out of the loop. There's always a lot of speculation and what-have-you. I'm sure it's fun for people to watch and have fantasies of who might go where. The reality is, guys will change teams.

Andrew Ference

#4. My tongue remembers your wounded flavor.
The vein in my neck
adores you. A sword
stands up between my hips,
my hidden fleece sends forth its scent of human oil.

Li-Young Lee

#5. What was the point of spying if you couldn't keep it a secret?

Thea Harrison

#6. But I'll still say it, as many times as you need to hear it-I'm sorry, Carolina.

Jaci Burton

#7. I do not cook. However, if I did, I'd cook all Italian food, all the time.

Ne-Yo