The Orphan Collector Quotes

Wallace travelled independently and was challenged every step. He had no government or military support system. He had little cash — he earned enough to survive by sending natural history specimens to his agent in London for sale to collectors and museums. He had visceral moments of excitement when he discovered a beautiful new butterfly or adopted a baby orangutan he had just orphaned by shooting its mother. He lived simply, often in the rainforest on isolated islands, in a manner completely different to the expected behavior of other Western explorers and colonials.

We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.

I didn’t leave. Ye should know I’d never desert you like that. I was taken.

Just do the next thing.” Whether it was getting dressed in the morning or doing chores and homework, the best way to move through a complicated situation was to decide what needed to be done next and just do it.

When obliged to cough or sneeze, always place a handkerchief, paper napkin, or fabric of some kind before the face,” or “Cover your mouth! Influenza Is Spread by Droplets Sprayed from Nose and Mouth!

May God forgive you for what you’ve done.

longer, to give him what small measure of comfort she could provide, but the others needed to be looked after too. She handed him to Sister Agnes. “There’s

Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws.

And she’s got a face like a blind cobbler’s thumb.

her refusal to help look for the twins, her anger, her accusations, her questions. She knew who Pia was because she used to live in the same neighborhood. She knew she was German because she had argued with Mutti. And she knew Ollie and Max. Pia started shaking, her teacup rattling against the saucer. She put the cup down and slumped back in the chair, dizziness sweeping over her. Finn got up and knelt beside her. “What’s wrong?” he said. “Are ye feeling ill?” Pia shook her head, her eyes filling. “Bernice was the one who took Ollie and Max.” CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX PIA The day after Pia learned Nurse Wallis was really Bernice Groves, she sat next to Finn on the other side of Mother Joe’s desk in the office at St.