Tidbits from "Orphan Train"

"the nubby white bedspread like braille under my fingers"

"You are as handy as a pocket in a shirt!"


about Lutheranism:
"I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best
and we should all just be kind to each other."

"...their wails penetrate my skin like tiny needles..."

"Dandelions dance like sparklers in the grass."