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41 " The wounds will be covered by pleasant moments, moments that I used to take for granted. Hopefully, the pleasant moments will become more frequent, and longer lasting. Because if I keep living int the past, I won't survive. "
― Ellen Marie Wiseman , The Plum Tree
42 " The cat rubbed its face on Lilly’s arm, then curled into a ball and went back to sleep. "
― Ellen Marie Wiseman , The Life She Was Given
43 " conversation faded. "
― Ellen Marie Wiseman , What She Left Behind
44 " after she discovered the truth about "
45 " Now you listen here, Percy Francis "
― Ellen Marie Wiseman , Coal River
46 " she can recoup your losses by working for Josephine in the cooch show. "
47 " he said people who were cold and aggressive were not happy people. They treated others the way they did because they were unhappy within themselves. She wasn’t sure if she believed him, but she appreciated his efforts to help. After all, she had been unhappy most of her life, and she always tried hard, maybe too hard, to be kind to others. She had heard the saying that those who hurt others had been hurt themselves. But she didn’t believe that either. She had been hurt and knew how awful it felt, so she tried not to hurt anyone. Maybe some people never learned. "
48 " Christine’s mother pulled "
49 " When obliged to cough or sneeze, always place a handkerchief, paper napkin, or fabric of some kind before the face,” or “Cover your mouth! Influenza Is Spread by Droplets Sprayed from Nose and Mouth! "
― Ellen Marie Wiseman , The Orphan Collector
50 " For the hundredth time she wondered why God filled the Earth with so many beautiful things, only to let them die so soon and unexpectedly. It didn’t make sense. "
51 " show in Hutchinson, Kansas, a twister just missed us. I won’t ever forget the way that air smelled. "
52 " But good can still stand up against evil. And maybe the best place to do that is here. "
53 " First and foremost, this novel would not have come to fruition if not for the work of Darby Penney and Peter Stastny, authors of The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic. "
54 " And may those who know the truth speak out. "
55 " wondered what horrors the hulking building "
56 " Mr. Glen and Nurse May took off their coats "
57 " Clara opened the ivory doors leading into the parlor and motioned Bruno inside. "
58 " the house had been dispelled, evicted by "
59 " Isabelle—her father used to call her Izzy—should have been enjoying the warm sunshine and beautiful view. Instead, she grit her teeth and struggled to push the image of a bleeding hole in her father’s skull from her mind. She felt like she was trapped in purgatory. Would she ever find peace, or would she always be that seven-year-old girl, reliving the horrible night her father was murdered? "
60 " And she’s got a face like a blind cobbler’s thumb. "