Walk Through Fire Quotes

“In Waverly I learned that if you work hard and do your best, no matter where you're from, people will notice and respect that. And if you stay humble enough to learn, there are people who will teach you. I know that isn't everyone's experience everywhere, but it was mine in Waverly.”
― Yasmine S. Ali, MD, Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster that Changed America

“A tragedy of the scope and magnitude of the Waverly Train Disaster is rarely, if ever, the result of a single error, suspended in time. It is nearly always the consequence of a sequence of errors, both immediate and long in the making. In this way it is not unlike the heart attack that follows from years of atherosclerosis, the chronic hardening of the arteries which, combined with multiple lapses in judgment that build up over time, leads finally to the sudden, cataclysmic event.”
― Yasmine S. Ali, MD, Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster that Changed America

“Like so many who rise to the occasion when tragedy strikes, the people in this narrative are unsung heroes--true 'small-town heroes'--those who toil endlessly, so often behind the scenes, to save life and limb. They ask for little, if any, recognition or reward, but they and all who know them remain forever changed by their bravery and selflessness. They don't expect honor or laud, but at some point, the time must come for their story to be told.
This is their story. This is their time.”
― Yasmine S. Ali, MD, Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster that Changed America

“But in the end, after the tales of metal and machine have had their turn, we always, eventually, find that what it comes down to is the people involved. The people who lived, the people who died, the people who endured with uncommon bravery, who cleaned up the mess, and who were left to deal with the aftermath and all that entailed.”
― Yasmine S. Ali, MD, Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster that Changed America