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But the gesture, the smooth cupping of the little girl’s head, the way Suzanne’s hand in one quick motion caressed the fine hair and thin neck, has stayed with Olive. It was like watching some woman dive from a boat and swim easily up to
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“The neighbor next door to the ranch where Jimmy Darling stayed had emus. They sometimes got onto the property and wandered around. They were like people, violent and unpredictable, with brains the size of walnuts.”
― The Mars Room
― The Mars Room
“It’s okay to make a promise,” London said to Gordon, as if summarizing for the teacher how life actually worked, “but it’s not always a good idea to keep one.”
― The Mars Room
― The Mars Room
“We're more than our mistakes. We're more than what people expect of us.”
― This Is Where It Ends
― This Is Where It Ends
“Only by accident will the present power elite, in this country and others, fail to blow up the world. Is there any hope? There is only this: The people under discussion tend to do most things by accident.”
― Young Adults
― Young Adults
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