Quotes About Orphan Trains

#1. The most surprising thing, honestly, is that so few Americans know about the orphan trains. I was also surprised at the resilience and fortitude of the riders I met, their pragmatism and grace. I don't know whether this is a Midwestern trait or simply a human one.

Christina Baker Kline

#2. If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

Oscar Wilde

#3. I look into your eyes & see the universe not yet born.

Rumi

#4. I am a doctor, a real doctor.

Pierre Dukan

#5. When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

Sun Tzu

#6. All of the sudden," he said, "I feel different
not like I ever felt before. Even when Papa died I didn't feel this way. In two days everything is changed. I'm lonely and I don't now what I'm lonely for

William, Saroyan

#7. If you want to be holy, be kind.

Frederick Buechner

#8. a flayed body untangled
string by string and hung
to the wall, an agonized banner
displayed for the same reason
flags are.

Margaret Atwood

#9. iguana 25. navigable 26. forage

Oliver Optic

#10. Oxygen was called flammable air for a while, but it didn't catch on.

Mark Forsyth