“The armor wasn’t empty. The armor was full. What was inside the armor was a story, a story wanting to get out.” “Why did it want to get out?” “That’s what all stories want. They want to get out, get told, get heard. Otherwise, what’s the point of stories? They want to help little boys go to sleep. They want to help stubborn mamas fall in love with dads. They want to teach people things and make them laugh and cry.” “Why would a story want to make someone cry?” Ben was so much more serious than his brothers. “Same reason you cry anyway,” said Penn. “You cry and then you feel better. Your owie
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