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“She's never asked for a drawing before. I'm horrible at giving them away. 'For the sun, stars, oceans, and all the trees, I'll consider it,' I say, knowing she'll never agree. She knows how badly I want the sun and trees. We've been dividing up the world since we were five. I'm kicking butt at the moment - universe domination is within my grasp for the first time.
'Are you kidding?' she says, standing up straight. It annoys me how tall she's getting. It's like she's being stretched at night. 'That leaves me just the flowers, Noah.'
Fine, I think. She'll never do it. It's settled, but it isn't. She reaches over and props up the pad, gazing at the portrait like she's expecting the English guy to speak to her.
'Okay,' she says. 'Trees, stars, oceans. Fine.'
'And the sun, Jude.'
'Oh, all right," she says, totally surprising me. 'I'll give you the sun.”
― I'll Give You the Sun
'Are you kidding?' she says, standing up straight. It annoys me how tall she's getting. It's like she's being stretched at night. 'That leaves me just the flowers, Noah.'
Fine, I think. She'll never do it. It's settled, but it isn't. She reaches over and props up the pad, gazing at the portrait like she's expecting the English guy to speak to her.
'Okay,' she says. 'Trees, stars, oceans. Fine.'
'And the sun, Jude.'
'Oh, all right," she says, totally surprising me. 'I'll give you the sun.”
― I'll Give You the Sun
“You see, doing one thing differently is very often the same as doing everything differently.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“Portrait: The Boy with All the Keys in the World with All the Locks”
― I'll Give You the Sun
― I'll Give You the Sun
“If one has a choice then it's always best to take the positive option.”
― Wed Wabbit
― Wed Wabbit
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