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" Brown Owl replied with, “Good night, Brownies,” and for a moment, despite the war and the stony-faced soldiers outside, I felt that nothing bad would happen as long as I had my friends beside me and good thoughts in my heart. But, as I was starting to realize, things can change very quickly in a war, and where one moment can make you feel safe and hopeful, another can just as easily make you feel terribly alone and afraid. "
― Hazel Gaynor , When We Were Young & Brave
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" Yes, Katie would enjoy America, Frances thought as she put on her coat and her hat; in fact, America would enjoy Katie. She left her apartment block and, crossing the road, walked the short distance to the Ninth Avenue Elevated line at South Ferry. Although the elevated line took longer, she preferred not to take the subway system, being slightly claustrophobic. The idea of speeding along in a small underground train made her feel dizzy, so she preferred to travel aboveground by the El for her day of work as a domestic at the Walker-Browns’ residence. As she took her familiar journey north that morning, along Greenwich Street and Battery Place to Gansevoort Street in lower Manhattan and on to Ninth Avenue "
― Hazel Gaynor , The Girl Who Came Home