“[On Sitting Bull:] The contents of his pockets were often emptied into the hands of small, ragged little boys, nor could he understand how so much wealth should go brushing by, unmindful of the poor.” ShouldLittlesHandsWealthPoorBoysSittingPocketsBullsLittle BoysBrushingRagged Author:Annie Oakley
“A crowned queen was never treated with more reverence than I was by those whole-souled western boys…And for seventeen long years I was just their little sister, sharing both their news of joy and sorrow from home.” YearsLittlesLongWholeHomeJoyBoysSorrowNewsWesternTreatedQueensReverenceSeventeenLittle SisterJoys And Sorrows Author:Annie Oakley
“After traveling through fourteen foreign countries and appearing before all the royalty and nobility I have only one wish today. That is that when my eyes are closed in death that they will bury me back in that quiet little farm land where I was born.” LittlesCountryEyeTodayWishBornLandQuietFarmsNobilityRoyaltyAppearingFourteenForeign Countries Author:Annie Oakley