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“On Charles Dickens: Seriously old guy, dead, and a foreigner. But Christ Jesus, did he get the picture on kids and orphans getting screwed over. And nobody giving a rat's ass. You'd think he was from around here. (Appalachia)”

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Book:Demon Copperhead

Source: Demon Copperhead

“I hope your mamma is quite well?" This unexpected inquiry put me into such a difficulty that I began saying in the absurdest way that if there had been any such person I had no doubt that she would have been quite well and would have been very much obliged and would have sent her compliments, when the nurse came to my rescue.”

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Book:Great Expectations

Source: Great Expectations

“The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there.” “Why do grown-ups write so many of them?” William asked. “I hadn’t really thought about it,” Mrs. Müller confessed. “Perhaps they think children fancy the notion of living on their own, without adults to tell them what to do. It’s quite daft, if you think about it, isn’t it?”

Orphans In Literature

Book:A Place to Hang the Moon

Source: A Place to Hang the Moon

“You can't have a heart attack and leave me an orphan. You know I'd just blow all our money on drugs and rock'n'roll." "All the best heroes are orphans," Dad said. "You'd be in good company, if you went on a quest or something." He looked at the other girls. "You're not orphans, are you?" "Not me," they both answered. "You'll never amount to anything....”

Humor Sarcasm Orphans In Literature

Book:Dark Energy

Source: Dark Energy

“The orphanage has more than one definition. It is many things. It is loss and it is gain. it is fear and it is security. it is hurt but it is resilience.”

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Book:Forest In The Wilderness: Life Inside A Ghanaian Orphanage

Source: Forest In The Wilderness: Life Inside A Ghanaian Orphanage