An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Quotes

"The man's hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. A rope closely encircled his neck."

"He closed his eyes in order to fix his last thoughts upon his wife and children."

"By diving I could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank, take to the woods and get away home."

"The commandant has issued an order, which is posted everywhere, declaring that any civilian caught interfering with the railroad, its bridges, tunnels or trains will be summarily hanged."

"...his chest expanded convulsively, and with a supreme and crowning agony his lungs engulfed a great draft of air, which instantly he expelled in a shriek!"

"Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently from side to side beneath the timbers of the Owl Creek bridge."