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> [“But as they stared into "The Star Spangled Banner," the music was blessedly drowned out by the squeal and moan of the barking train, iron on iron, a truer anthem of America.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-wilcox/but-as-they-stared-into-the-star-spangled-banner-the-music-was/)

[Victoria Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-wilcox/)

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## More by Victoria Wilcox

> [“The trains roared in on iron rails, bringing people from places he had never seen, taking them away to places he had only heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-wilcox/the-trains-roared-in-on-iron-rails-bringing-people-from-places-he-had/)

[Victoria Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-wilcox/)

> [“All the rantings in the world couldn't put the fear of the Lord into him like a few gentle words from his mother.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-wilcox/all-the-rantings-in-the-world-couldn-t-put-the-fear-of-the-lord-into/)

[Victoria Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-wilcox/)

> [“War's a funny thing. Some men go off and come home again just fine. But there's some that come home and never do come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-wilcox/war-s-a-funny-thing-some-men-go-off-and-come-home-again-just-fine-but/)

[Victoria Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-wilcox/)

> [“The little girl he loved was gone and in her place stood a stranger with Mattie's eyes and a woman's body, her long auburn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-wilcox/the-little-girl-he-loved-was-gone-and-in-her-place-stood-a-stranger/)

[Victoria Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-wilcox/)

> [“And in the cool evenings after his mother had gone to bed, he learned to play a friendly game of cards, bluffing without blinking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-wilcox/and-in-the-cool-evenings-after-his-mother-had-gone-to-bed-he-learned/)

[Victoria Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-wilcox/)

> [“There were days when his adventurous streak got the better of him and made him throw caution to the wind and commit some ungentlemanly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-wilcox/there-were-days-when-his-adventurous-streak-got-the-better-of-him-and/)

[Victoria Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-wilcox/)

> [“But as they stared into "The Star Spangled Banner," the music was blessedly drowned out by the squeal and moan of the barking train,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-wilcox/but-as-they-stared-into-the-star-spangled-banner-the-music-was/)

[Victoria Wilcox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-wilcox/)

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