Nescient

“could tell. The disruption to the natural order of the universe. After another twenty seconds of awkward-as-walking-in-on-your-dad-shaving-naked-in-the-bathroom quiet, Rose set her crackers down, leaned back in her chair, and let out a sigh. “Okay,” she said. “I’m guessing you’re all new to this ‘girl at the table’ thing. How about this: I promise that I won’t bite or give you cooties or whatever else it is that you all are flipping out over. I won’t talk about my hair or blather on and on about celebrity heartthrobs or all the girls I hate, because, frankly, I’ve only been here for three hours, which isn’t quite enough time to hate anybody yet. I won’t discuss brands of moisturizers or lip gloss or use the word ‘crush’ in any kind of nondestructive capacity. And in return, you can stop looking at me like I’m some deranged lunatic. How does that sound?”
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“you can’t be friends with everyone, and even the friends you do make won’t always last forever,”
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“He who knows does not speak; he who speaks does not know. Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. The pen is mightier than the sword.”
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“My people. The ones I found. The ones I counted on for everything.”
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