Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history. – John Moody
The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief than in connection with the construction of the Pacific railroads. – John Moody
In the United States three new methods of transportation made their appearance at almost the same time – the steamboat, the canal boat, and the rail car. – John Moody
I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing Famished Road, which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. – Ben Okri