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21 " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published in 1900. The turn of the century. "
― Elizabeth Letts , Finding Dorothy
22 " As Mother had assured her many times before, every man, woman, and child, Negro, believer, unbeliever, and even the critters of the field deserved an equal shot at happiness. "
23 " is going to fix them for you.” CHAPTER 22 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 1891 MAUD GULPED REPEATEDLY AND TOOK deep breaths through her nose. "
24 " was there anyone, big or small, who didn’t know Dorothy and the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion? "
25 " Their worlds were full of mystical connections and wild coincidences-beautiful twists of fate that unfolded to give one's life a shape as graceful and parabolic as a perfectly plotted book. "
26 " You see what I’m up against,” Mayer said. “Everyone has an opinion. "
27 " By the time you reach my age, you’ve lost all kinds of important people, and talking to those who are gone comes to seem quite in the ordinary course of things. "
28 " Was it possible? Was there really somewhere else—somewhere at the far end of the rainbow that was better than this place? She certainly hoped so. "