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“Okay, be good, be safe, and do what your father tells you, except when it contradicts the first two things I said.”
We think the world of your mother and wish no specific ill on your father.
“I should have warned you that Gilbert is the absolute worst sort of morning person.” “So I wake up with gusto. Arrest me!” “You laugh, but someday, we’ll get that legislation passed, and we will arrest you and the rest of you chipper morning larks. You’ll be the first to have your back against the wall, my friend. I’ll see to it.”
“You’re teenagers. Your thirst to know all of your parents’ secrets is only topped by your disinterest in telling them any of yours.”
“He was so young.” “And angry,” Brewster added. “Really angry.” Sid said, “Indeed. I’m sure he’s mellowed with age. Most men do.” “They get wiser, and stop letting things bother them?” Brewster asked. Gilbert said, “No. Things bother them more. It’s just they don’t have the energy to act on it like they used to.”
The twins’ interest was piqued, and keeping secrets from their parents is pretty much what teenagers do.
