Samuel Butler (novelist) quote: There are orphanages," he exclaimed to himself, "for children who have lost their parents--oh! why, why, why, are there no ...

There are orphanages," he exclaimed to himself, "for children who have lost their parents--oh! why, why, why, are there no harbours of refuge for grown men who have not yet lost them?

~ Samuel Butler (novelist) ~

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