“Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me NOW!
It is fun to have fun
But you have to know how.”
“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”
“And this mess is so big
And so deep and so tall,
We cannot pick it up.
There is no way at all!”
“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.”
“Cat, you ruined mom's dress!"
"Honey, it was ruined when she bought it.”
“He should not be here, " said the fish in the pot. " he should not be here when your mother is not.”
“you find magic wherever you look. sit back and relax. all you need is a book”
“She smiled, turning toward Alek. "You don't know what a friend you have in Dylan.”
“Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough.”
“Mayfield said, "You asked what I was thinking. Well, I will tell you. I was thinking that a man like myself, after suffering such a blow as you men have struck on this day, has two distinct paths he might travel in his life. He might walk out into the world with a wounded heart, intent on sharing his mad hatred with every person he passes; or, he might start out anew with an empty heart, and he should take care to fill it up with only proud things from then on, so as to nourish his desolate mind-set and cultivate something positive or new.”
“Only two of the prisoners were found sane enough to be hanged, and the rest were committed to various institutions.”
“Among other things, Kathryn knew, grief was physically exhausting.”
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