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The Railway Children The Railway Children by John Escott
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“There's no end to this tunnel', said Phyllis - and indeed it did seem very, very long.
'Stick to it', said Peter; 'everything has an end, and you get to it if you only keep on.'
Which is quite true, if you come to think of it, and a useful thing to remember in seasons of trouble - such as measles, arithmetic, impositions, and those times when you are in disgrace , and feel as though no one would ever love you again, and you could never - never again - love anybody.”
Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children
“I suppose I shall HAVE to be married some day," said Peter, "but it will be an awful bother having her round all the time. I'd like to marry a lady who had trances, and only woke up once or twice a year.”
Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children