"The Underground Railroad" Quotes
A young woman escapes slavery and embarks on a perilous journey through the Underground Railroad in search of freedom.
historical fiction | 306 pages | Published in 2016
Quotes
If you want to see what this nation is all about, you have to ride the rails. Look outside as you speed through, and you'll find the true face of America.
The whites came to this land for a fresh start and to escape the tyranny of their masters, just as the freemen had fled theirs. But the ideals they held up for themselves, they denied others.
The people you know who have power are the easiest to recognize. They wear the best clothes and drive the best cars. They live in big houses with marble floors, and their children go to expensive schools.
She would not stop running, not while there was a chance to be free.
What you got ain't nothing new. This country's built on something new. White man's country, he calls it.
The world may be mean, but people don't have to be, not if they refuse.
She was a stray after all, a stray who had outsmarted everyone, a stray who had found her way.
This was a world where chillun had to work as slaves. Hard work, and no pay. People could be bought and sold.
She couldn't afford to be caught. Not even once. Not ever.
She was learning that there was nothing more valuable than the love of strangers. She was learning that the love of strangers was a wonder, and it didn't require anyone to be perfect or beautiful.
